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SpaceX fires workers who ripped Elon Musk in open letter: report
2022-06-18
[NYPOST] SpaceX has reportedly fired the employees who released an open letter this week criticizing CEO Elon Musk and referring to his recent behavior as a "distraction and embarrassment" to the company.

SpaceX president and Musk ally Gwynne Shotwell said in a memo that the firm had "terminated a number of employees involved" in crafting the letter — noting the workers in question had "upset many" with an "unsolicited request" to add their signatures.

"The letter, solicitations and general process made employees feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied, and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign onto something that did not reflect their views," Shotwell said in the memo, which was obtained by The Verge.

Posted by:Fred

#6  Think I saw something about 1% of the employees quit. 1% for 95% of the workplace problems?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-06-18 14:57  

#5  Reading about it, the upshot is if you're gonna dis the boss, don't do it on company time, on the company computer, thru the company network.
Yes, they did that.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-06-18 10:42  

#4  If they had done this at the start of Woke culture it would have been stillborn. Instead the fed the flames.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-06-18 10:24  

#3  I don't know if Astra is hiring, but its corporate culture seems more at home with repetitive failure, so there may be a good fit there...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-18 08:31  

#2  When you grossly overestimate the power you have in the hierarchy. I hope the exit was public, brutal, and embarrassing.

Here's a shoebox. Pack it and git!
Posted by: Frank G   2022-06-18 08:28  

#1  Welcome to the real world.
Posted by: Tom   2022-06-18 08:06  

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