SpaceX employees fired for publicly criticizing boss Elon Musk
Accustomed to controversies with regular virulent, sometimes cryptic, sometimes offensive messages on Twitter, the boss of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, annoys his employees, including. But you don’t openly criticize your boss. Several SpaceX employees paid the costs and were simply fired. According to The Verge, a small group of employees at the space exploration company were drafting an open letter criticizing Elon Musk’s behavior in public, as well as allegations of sexual harassment against him. ” it is often a source of distraction and embarrassment for us “.
” As the boss and most prominent spokesperson, Elon appears to be the face of SpaceX—every tweet he sends out is treated as a de facto public statement from the company, especially in recent weeks. “, is it written in this letter that should be given to the president? SpaceX.
Rebellious workers specifically called the company ” public censure » Tweets from the sulphurous and extremely rich boss of Tesla and SpaceX.
“Excessive Activity”
But we do not openly criticize Elon Musk in this way. Especially because the authors of this letter sent this letter to all their colleagues, asking them to sign and participate in the survey. Some felt it worried and intimidated and/or angry because the letter asked them to sign something that did not reflect their opinion or according to the letter hindered his ability to concentrate on his work According to an email sent to all employees Thursday from Gwynne Shotwell, the space exploration company’s director of operations. gold” We have very important work to do and we don’t need such extreme activity “. Therefore, after the company has investigated ” fired several related employees “The manager says without specifying how much it is.
The richest man in the world doesn’t just annoy his employees SpaceX, his space exploration company. On Thursday, the billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX, who met with Twitter employees for the first time, did not reassure them: neither about the economic model he intends to implement for the social network to earn more than 700 million users, nor about his political hidden goals.
While the multi-billionaire businessman was nearby two weeks ago, It canceled the Twitter takeover, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX spoke to the employees of the social network for the first time, Thursday, June 16. However, without succeeding in convincing them of his intentions, then announced that he wanted to buy the social network in April.
He claimed to be a libertarian
The character is sulphurous. A self-proclaimed libertarian—even an anarchist to some observers—the entrepreneur is an ardent champion of total freedom of expression, meaning subject to as little moderation as possible. Elon Musk’s concept of freedom of expression is therefore close to Silicon Valley libertarians – such as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, who is leaving at the end of 2021 – and above all to Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the United States. rightmost aide. Therefore, contrary to Elon Musk’s claims, he is far from politically neutral or moderate.
The billionaire does not hide his closeness to the Republican Party and criticizes it in his old and recent tweets.leftIt is routinely seen as extremist and dangerous, thus accepting the arguments of Republicans on the far right of the American political spectrum. On Wednesday, he tweeted his endorsement of Florida’s ultra-conservative Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential election.His lack of neutrality clearly raises questions about his intentions regarding Twitter’s future role in the debate. public, especially a few months ago. American midterm elections.
(via AFP)
