SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and the SpaceX team are recognized by Vice President Mike Pence at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following the launch of the company’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station on May 30.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and the SpaceX team are recognized by Vice President Mike Pence following the launch of the company’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station in May 2020. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

According to media reports, some of the employees who drafted and distributed the letter have been fired.

The letter was posted on an internal Microsoft Teams channel that reaches more than 2,500 employees, according to a report. It says that Musk's behavior on social media is a constant source of distraction and embarrassment for us.

The New York Times reported today that the company had already fired some of the people who wrote and sent the letter.

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The Times obtained an email from the company's president and COO, as well as conversations with three employees who wanted to remain anonymous. According to The Times, Shotwell wrote that a number of employees had been terminated by the company.

Shotwell said that the letter, solicitations and general process made employees 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.

The Times said it was not clear how many employees had been fired. The news agency reported that at least five people have been axed. The letter and the reported firings have not yet been answered by the company.

Musk is currently buying for $44 billion and he is very active on the social networking site. He uses the site to make crude jokes, express controversial opinions about public health, and insult people with whom he is feuding.

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