Bloomberg Technology
SpaceX Fires Workers That Criticized Musk
SpaceX has fired “a number of employees” responsible for an open letter critical of the behavior of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to an internal memo, an unusual clash hinting at growing discord over the billionaire’s controversial comments. Ed Ludlow reports on “Bloomberg Technology.”
G
June 17, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Lmao! Musk turning into a hypocrite
Patricia
June 17, 2022 at 11:08 pm
My, my Musk is as much of a coward as Donald Trump. Doesn’t bode well for his leadership skills.
ßaron
June 18, 2022 at 12:45 am
… Trump really lives rent-free in y’all’s heads.
Grover Martin
June 17, 2022 at 11:11 pm
Hmm. Are we looking at “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely?”
Witness101
June 17, 2022 at 11:16 pm
He owns the company, he can fire people.
J Gaffney
June 17, 2022 at 11:44 pm
The point being he has positioned himself as the savior of freedom of speech.
Daniel Dacey
June 18, 2022 at 12:05 am
@Witness101 And be seen as the jerk for doing it.
ElPatriotaLX
June 18, 2022 at 12:41 am
@J Gaffney He can fire people HE PAYS. What’s so hard to understand?
J Gaffney
June 18, 2022 at 12:45 am
@ElPatriotaLX The point being he is a hypocrite. What is so hard to understand.
Witness101
June 17, 2022 at 11:16 pm
Ahahahaha, asshats, do your job, save your politics for outside work
Alexander Kang
June 17, 2022 at 11:18 pm
Poetic Justice
ND
June 17, 2022 at 11:26 pm
Any other CEO And theyd have be gone already. Why step back, let shotwell take on CEO and remain chairman?
M A
June 17, 2022 at 11:31 pm
His vision of Twitter people are “allowed to say things you don’t like”.
Employee : Wow my CEO is cool, my free speech is respected. Let add some comments
Musk: Thanks for your opinion, you are fired.
Mic drop
A D
June 18, 2022 at 12:09 am
So all free-speech should be celebrated? what kind of logic is that. No company allows their employees to socialize internal issues.
doItBig
June 18, 2022 at 12:29 am
hmm I dont think thats the same thing still.
Marsspacex
June 18, 2022 at 12:34 am
You try harassing your co workers and insulting your boss at work see where that gets you.
RasCanjero
June 17, 2022 at 11:31 pm
If SpaceX comprised with these “activists” they could risk fail to make humanity multi-planetery.
Without Elon Musk SpaceX would quickly get compromised by the military industrial complex and the mission sabotaged from the inside.
Josh Yahalom
June 17, 2022 at 11:48 pm
Good. I’m glad they fired them. We’re sick of this “wokeism” in the workplace. Be committed and productive to the mission or leave.
Teo
June 17, 2022 at 11:50 pm
Freedom of speech the Musk way 👊💪😎
Gregory Shavers Jr
June 18, 2022 at 1:01 am
You would be a good candidate for a cult. Have you thought about applying for a leadership role in the house of Musk?
Miguel Alex Escamilla
June 17, 2022 at 11:48 pm
Free speech????
ElPatriotaLX
June 18, 2022 at 12:40 am
YES… it is his company.
For those who don’t understand…
If you own a company, you can fire people.
Let’s say you own a restaurant and your employees are talking shit, you can fire them.
You can take your grievances to the boss, not social media or the public.
So you are out! No free speech in a private company.
Daniel Dacey
June 18, 2022 at 12:07 am
Musk has been acting like a spoilt child. If he keeps it up, he wont have to worry about sacking people. The smart people he needs will choose never to work for him. Musk is showing all the signs of self destructing.
Favorita
June 18, 2022 at 12:26 am
Don’t be jealous 😏 because he’s smarter and wealthiest than you
ElPatriotaLX
June 18, 2022 at 12:32 am
Is his private company.
If I were him, I would do the same, I don’t want traitors working for me.
His money, he can fire anyone he wants.
Javier Gomez
June 18, 2022 at 12:26 am
Elon did really good, if I was in his shoes I would gotten rid of that cancer along time ago.
Ggrg
June 18, 2022 at 1:23 am
My man is still riding. Critical thinking- non existent
Marsspacex
June 18, 2022 at 12:29 am
good job spacex for firing these people Undermining the company you work for will get you fired.
K W
June 18, 2022 at 12:40 am
Ever since Elon musk said he wanted to buy Twitter the media has been on a huge smeer campaign!!!
Avraham Avraham
June 18, 2022 at 12:40 am
Elon musk must be fired
Luke Mcrae
June 18, 2022 at 12:43 am
Good job SpaceX! I’m glad those people got fired
Juni Kim
June 18, 2022 at 12:52 am
He should stop calling himself the free speech guy.
He made a flight attendant sign a NDA after giving her a hush money for exposing himself (showed off his junk), offering to buy her a horse for a sex, & had her demoted her after she rejected his repeated sexual advances.
He blocked all people who pointed out the dangers & lack of safety of the vehicles & projects of his companies.
His underground tunnel has no emergency exits & drivers can die from suffocation in fires or floods.
His Tesla vehicle doors do not open in fires, lock in people in the car in fires.
There are actual cases of people who were locked in the vehicles & burned alive to death.
Chris
June 18, 2022 at 12:55 am
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A
June 18, 2022 at 12:53 am
What did musk do?
Nameless Somebody
June 18, 2022 at 12:53 am
“It’s a Private Company, he can do whatever he wants.”
Musk is exercising his own freedom of speech by firing them. After all Congress itself declared money a form of speech so the Congressmen and women could get “political contributions”.
Boomerino Kripperino
June 18, 2022 at 12:55 am
Elon Musk is Benjamin Button in that he’s reverting back to a child.
Hunter Reilly
June 18, 2022 at 1:19 am
What makes you say that?
Gregory Shavers Jr
June 18, 2022 at 12:59 am
I wouldn’t be surprise if he start losing talent. As a big troll myself. I definitely get the urge to troll intentionally or un attentional, however allot employees just want a regular CEO that focus on business and making money. People don’t like being around drama especially engineers.
Peter Nickerson
June 18, 2022 at 1:18 am
What’s that catch phrase? “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences” And I bet most of the wokies have used it themselves at some point.
Ggrg
June 18, 2022 at 1:21 am
Free speech absolutism at work.
Hissing Sid
June 18, 2022 at 2:08 pm
So some idiot employees bad mouth the boss, the boss fires said employees and then these two low-brow morons spend a couple of minutes not so subtly spinning a ‘no smoke without fire’ smear piece against the boss?…..
Alrighty then…..
Rohan Kurian
June 18, 2022 at 3:40 pm
Hey that #RAT musky just dumped #trump for Desantis 😅✌
nothanks
June 18, 2022 at 3:52 pm
I have seen videos of him walking around the facilities and for the most part, people don’t seem to care he is there. They just keep doing whatever, and it does not look like a “staged event.” No doubt many people are being pushed to the breaking point working on these projects, but I think you know that going in. It was not cool how he threw shade at the original raptor design team, Musk has said he is head of engineering, so there should be no excuse to “blame” anyone other than himself (the drama looked weak, because it was.)
habibbi alikafe
June 18, 2022 at 4:03 pm
she is so beautiful
Oshane Williams
June 18, 2022 at 5:16 pm
I have complete respect for Gwynne Shotwell for acting honorably in the face of nonsense.
Bruce Price
June 18, 2022 at 5:34 pm
He was leaning to the right long before voting republican, not because he’s some reborn republican, just because of how radical the left became, including insulting and ignoring him. These were people that were offended by his freedom of speech, and all lives matter attitude, their MDS would have sown discontent in all his companies, thank god he fired them.
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Tim Jones
June 18, 2022 at 5:48 pm
Go woke go home
C D
June 18, 2022 at 6:11 pm
good. any worker that criticizes their leader should be fired.
Kyle.
June 18, 2022 at 11:50 pm
Bro what the fuck
webmoss
June 18, 2022 at 6:47 pm
Elon Musk is a smart guy. He’s a bit out of touch socially due to his mental illness. But it seems he’s seeking attention and he consumes it as it fuels his narcism. He’s falling too deep into the social blackhole that he’s unable to lead his companies. He should cease and desist and never be heard of again.
Evil Simeon
June 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm
If you don’t like your boss or you resent what he does in his free time, quit or keep it to yourself. It simply is none of your business. I’m glad they were fired.
Kyle.
June 18, 2022 at 11:50 pm
The irony is that Elon claims that he loves freedom of speech but then this happens and ur boss should be able to take criticism.
Kenneth Williams
June 18, 2022 at 7:25 pm
Right to do so you can’t have enemies with in your own company
BlaQ Bay17
June 18, 2022 at 7:29 pm
Twitter is next lol
robert feeley
June 18, 2022 at 7:56 pm
Who do those idiots think they are
minnermin
June 18, 2022 at 8:19 pm
Lmaaoooooo
minnermin
June 18, 2022 at 8:20 pm
Elon talks alot about free speech but can’t handle it when he’s dished it
davidpar2
June 18, 2022 at 8:25 pm
Free reign to criticize your own employer isn’t the way “free speech” works. 😆🤡❄️😆🤡❄️
Abu Feras Abdullah
June 18, 2022 at 10:54 pm
Why firing, just send discipline memo
minnermin
June 18, 2022 at 8:21 pm
That’s just how rich kids roll hypersensitive and douchey simultaneously
minnermin
June 18, 2022 at 8:22 pm
He just eats too much acid it’s fine😂
davidpar2
June 18, 2022 at 8:23 pm
Bye Felicias!
O O
June 18, 2022 at 8:32 pm
I thought he was a champion for free speech…
jbf16falcon
June 18, 2022 at 9:02 pm
Got what they deserved.
onitJam
June 18, 2022 at 9:02 pm
“I can’t do my job because my boss is posting memes and such on Twitter” LOL.
Za Z
June 18, 2022 at 9:43 pm
“employment at will”. This means that an employer can legally fire an employee for any lawful reason
At-Will Employment – When employees are hired under this, employers can terminate/fire them for any reason or no reason at all. Thus, they can be laid-off without any warning. However, employees cannot fire at-will employees for discrimination or employees who are engaged in legally protected activities.
As long as the reason for the termination or lay off is not discriminatory, it is completely legal for the employer to terminate your employment. In a dismissal without cause, your employer is required to give you reasonable notice of termination.
Angelina Morgan
June 19, 2022 at 12:29 am
Awesome, perhaps they also lose their BlueBirds accounts
Challenger 2 Ultralight Adventures with Peter Toth
June 19, 2022 at 12:41 am
I read the “open letter”, and firing those employees was the right move. They are the type that creates a toxic work environment. Typically these type bully others to join in.
Er H
June 19, 2022 at 12:48 am
Hey hope musk still got my application,’
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Za Z
June 19, 2022 at 2:24 am
“employment at will”. This means that an employer can legally fire an employee for any lawful reason
At-Will Employment – When employees are hired under this, employers can terminate/fire them for any reason or no reason at all. Thus, they can be laid-off without any warning. However, employees cannot fire at-will employees for discrimination or employees who are engaged in legally protected activities.
As long as the reason for the termination or lay off is not discriminatory, it is completely legal for the employer to terminate your employment. In a dismissal without cause, your employer is required to give you reasonable notice of termination.
jkk244
June 19, 2022 at 3:45 am
Absolutely correct. And ‘employment at will’ works both ways. An employee can decide to quit for any reason, at any time, without any prior notice.
csnelson85
June 19, 2022 at 3:02 am
Good. It was the right call.
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 4:27 am
It is interesting though that he had that tiff with Twitter about the account that logs where his plane is because it might logistically corroborate such claims in this account and ostensibly in the future… and then he tries to buy Twitter because they won’t take down the muskjet account… like a sleezebag…
Tom Dudich
June 19, 2022 at 3:06 pm
@Daae LUZR GO BACK TO SLEEP
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 3:08 pm
@Tom Dudich can’t, gotta go to work.
Tom Dudich
June 19, 2022 at 3:33 pm
@Daae working on pride flags must be hard work. have a hard day
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 3:37 pm
@Tom Dudich that’s what you had? Pride flags? Wait, is that actually a job?
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 3:37 pm
@Tom Dudich I mean, do you think it is an actual job?
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 4:28 am
I mean, as it relates to the harassment claim that he is denying…
Daae
June 19, 2022 at 4:33 am
Just a heads up, I strategically positioned myself in SpaceX a few years ago to the tune of about 30bn$ around the time the cited value of the company was 10.6bn$… so, I mean, my comments are my own and I mean, they’re just derived from an objective interpretation of your article…
Michael Dolap
June 19, 2022 at 4:35 am
Good work..!!!
Shahar Rozenbloom
June 19, 2022 at 7:39 am
Apple will hire Them.
John
June 19, 2022 at 9:57 am
Good 👍🏻
Presque vu
June 19, 2022 at 10:28 am
Hurrah! The delusions of grandeur of these sententious clowns is mind-boggling.
Tom Dudich
June 19, 2022 at 12:22 pm
HUH?
Big Money
June 19, 2022 at 10:30 am
People thought they could talk shit about the boss and not get fired.
Lazaro Cuellar
June 19, 2022 at 10:34 am
so the man that gave them jobs was criticized for asking them to concentrate on work! 2 When the main stream media doesn’t like a person’s political opinion the accusations ( false) come out the woodworks! people are waking up to this manipulation
Ron
June 19, 2022 at 10:54 am
It’s called addition by subtraction. Kudos to Mr. Musk.
StarSeed
June 19, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Snowflakes make their companies more efficient by outing themselves for firing.
randomness123
June 19, 2022 at 5:33 pm
No free speech for youuu only for meeee
Victor Vasquez
June 19, 2022 at 5:34 pm
ELON MUSK CAN’T BE TRUSTED
Timothy Garrett
June 19, 2022 at 6:21 pm
Well done SpaceX
War Pigs
June 19, 2022 at 7:14 pm
Just wondering, who specifically fired them? Generally CEO are not that involved in floor level management.
Canadian Greg
June 19, 2022 at 8:32 pm
Thats what accountability looks like.
DSC800
June 19, 2022 at 10:11 pm
It’s funny (in the sad way) that the lefties simply don’t get free speach. You don’t go into someones house (SpaceX) and get free speach and that’s what these employees did. You want to be critical, then do it at home. And if you undermine your company and get fired, you still get free speach.
jason w
June 19, 2022 at 10:18 pm
So the same dipshi!t that wanted to buy Twitter for some free speech reason fired his employees for freedom of speech. Thats what you would call a certified, grade a, conservative douchebag.
Randy Jackson
June 19, 2022 at 10:28 pm
Finally a Corporate executive that says bull$h!t to wokeism!
Musk is spot on—-the rest of woke American executives are full of $h!t–and–should resign in disgrace (Hope Delta, Coca Cola, Starbucks etc read this)!
Tom Holland
June 19, 2022 at 11:21 pm
you dont like it here? the door is there
Dana Peck
June 20, 2022 at 1:49 am
Guess Musk wasn’t kidding when he said they fostered good morale by firing a….holes, good for him
Carl Lelandt
June 20, 2022 at 6:21 am
I don’t think Musk is an example of rebranded slavery in America. In fact, just the opposite is the case, I think. And his companies, in my opinion, serve as great models of the worker/employer arrangement. His companies strive to optimize social responsibility as part of the worker/employer arrangement. A work environment is a team not a social milieu in flux.
David
June 20, 2022 at 7:50 am
I’d sack their mercenary arses too. Loyalty goes both ways. If I was Elon, and they open their mouths again? Id sue them so they couldn’t afford a drink of water. Let alone get a “lawyer”?
Tigran Ohanyan
June 20, 2022 at 8:04 am
Elon should fire all marxists, socialists woke democrats…. right away.
Marcus Briseno
June 20, 2022 at 9:07 am
Musk can replace them quickly.
LongJohnSilver
June 20, 2022 at 10:07 am
Bloomberg pushing false musk allegations about sexual harassment again. All their videos are anti musk…I wonder why? Hmmm🤔.
We all know why.
Henk van de Kerkhof
June 20, 2022 at 10:55 am
They deserved to be fired. If they don’t like what happens they should have left. They are employed to work. Let them start their own company. Good on Musk.
Victor Galagan
June 20, 2022 at 11:04 am
Good. I would too. You do not need rats in your house.
manofsan
June 20, 2022 at 11:29 am
Crybaby contingent canned. “We must stay, Elon must go!”
Soon to be followed by: “It’s too difficult to go to Mars! Mars must come here instead! Let’s start a petition!”
Michelle
June 20, 2022 at 7:17 pm
So funny and true!
Michelle
June 20, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Everyone needs to see this comment!
commando21
June 20, 2022 at 12:50 pm
Just replace them with Tesla bots problem solved
DH Schumann
June 20, 2022 at 1:39 pm
“Haw haw” – Nelson Muntz
Herr Wahnsinn
June 20, 2022 at 2:25 pm
Fakex
It’s Silver
June 20, 2022 at 4:52 pm
Replaceable!
Next.
Soooo many people would do anything to work for space x. You need intelligent loyal employees.
SUP3R Z3RO
June 20, 2022 at 5:39 pm
My guess is MANY employers would like to fire their woke employees, but they fear they’ll be sued or publicly “cancelled”, ie their company or brand attacked by the woke mind virus. and besides woke people should leave good companies and go work for woke corps.
KILL KENNY
June 20, 2022 at 5:47 pm
Nobody likes their jobs, bosses or pay anyways but someone gotta do it lol
Derek Elliott
June 20, 2022 at 5:57 pm
SpaceX fires workers *WHO* criticize Musk.
Angela Egan
June 20, 2022 at 6:24 pm
Some people are so ungrateful! They are lucky to have EM as a boss.
The Speakeasy
June 20, 2022 at 6:24 pm
Elon Musk is a distraction …
FuckenYouTubeSuckDonkeyDicks
June 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm
DemocRATs do anything to go after Musk
That’s the DemocRATs leftist way..
Musk doesn’t kiss DemocRATs a**
ACC
June 20, 2022 at 7:32 pm
You should be able to disparage your boss at will? No? These people are as stupid as their misguided views.
Kevin Salas
June 20, 2022 at 7:42 pm
Wait you cant try to fire youre boss, and owner
THE CRYPTO HANGOUT NETWORK
June 20, 2022 at 10:19 pm
LMAO THEY FOUND OUT TEXAS IS AN AT WILL WORK STATE YOU CAN BE FIRED JUST CAUSE THE EMPLOYEE FEELS LIKE IT …..
Splitwindow Coupe
June 21, 2022 at 12:09 am
If I own a company and my employees criticize me, guess what. Adios mada fakas! What’s wrong with that?
JulesC
June 21, 2022 at 12:48 am
Best way of dealing with the “inclusive” culture. Inclusive of all who do good work. Exclusive of all who distract from that. Doing good work is not about inclusive feelings.