SpaceX reportedly fires employees who condemned Elon Musk's behavior in open letter

In an internal company chat system, employees wrote an open letter condemning Musk's actions. Several employees were fired after the document was released.

The letter criticized the CEO's presence on social media and the recent allegations of sexual harassment made against him.

According to a report by The New York Times, a number of employees were terminated by the company.

Shotwell wrote to employees that the letter, solicitations and general process made them feel uncomfortable, intimidated and angry because the letter pressured them to sign onto something that didn't reflect their views. We have too much important work to be doing overreaching activism.

Shotwell said in the email that the company had launched an investigation and that several employees had been fired.

She apologized for being distracted. Use your time at work to do your best work. This is how we will get to the red planet.

In the past, Shotwell has told employees that the sexual harassment claims against Musk are not true.

The employees who penned the open letter said their words were a collaboration between "employees across the spectrum of gender, ethnicity, senior status, and technical roles." The letter was directed at the company's CEO.

In recent weeks, Elon's behavior in the public sphere has been a source of distraction and embarrassment for us.

"Elun is seen as the face of the company and every message he sends is a public statement by the company." It's important to make clear to our teams and potential talent pool that his messaging doesn't reflect our work, mission, or our values.

The letter continued to speak about SpaceX's "extraordinary accomplishments" and technical achievements, which the authors said are at odds with the company's "promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion" and claimed employees were experiencing "un equal enforcement of our oft-repeated 'No Ass

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The letter asked for time to speak with the executive team about the three action items. These included "publicly address[ing] and condemn[ing] Elon's harmful social media behavior." They wanted to know more about the company's "No Asshole" and "Zero Tolerance" sexual harassment policies.

The website has reached out to the company.

Musk has told employees that if they don't spend at least 40 hours in the office, they will be out of a job. According to the NYT, Musk has been challenged by his own workers.

In a deal which has proved to be controversial, Musk, who is also the CEO of the electric car company, acquired the social network. The deal is yet to go through, with Musk stating he couldn't move forward until the company gives him information about its fake accounts. Yesterday, Musk met employees of the micro-blogging site and said that they might be laid off.