Hawthorne: Space company SpaceX, run by US Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk, has fired many of its employees. According to media reports, while writing an open letter, these employees criticized Musk for his behavior. The published news cited an e-mail from SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell as saying that the company had terminated the services of the employees who signed the letter and circulated it. The writers of the letter condemned Musk’s actions. He said that Musk has taken several steps in recent weeks to distract and embarrass employees. First, the New York Times published the news based on information received from three employees familiar with the developments. The names of the employees have not been disclosed.
It is not yet known how many SpaceX employees have lost their jobs, but according to Shotwell’s e-mail, action has been taken against these employees for violating the code of conduct. Shotwell wrote in an e-mail that the letter left many employees feeling uncomfortable and intimidated, as they were being pressured to sign a document that did not reflect their views. . He wrote, ‘We have much more important work to do and there is no need for such hyperactivity.’
The services of these employees were terminated on Thursday. That same day, Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time to explain a $44 billion deal to add the social media service to their business. The buyout process is in limbo, as Musk is trying to determine whether Twitter is hiding the number of fake accounts on its platform. In recent days, Musk has been in the news for his tweets about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal among many others. SpaceX employees who criticized Musk said in an open letter that the tweets affected the company’s reputation among his 98 million followers.
