Re:SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking...
by fuckcensorship on Friday June 17, 2022 @01:37PM
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> His behavior devalues their work and denigrates the image of the companies they work for.
Then they should go work elsewhere if it bothers them that much. Nobody is forcing them to work for a company ran by Elon Musk.
Re:SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking...
by trs8080 on Friday June 17, 2022 @01:39PM
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Er no, as employees they're also paid partly in stock options (RSUs?). They're literal shareholders in the company, they have a say in how it's run.
And I don't know about you, but many people don't just run away when faced with a difficult situation - they face it head on and try to improve it.
Furthermore, if I spent years of my life contributing to a mission that I believe in, giving a company my best work, I'm not going to just walk away because of the actions of a single entitled individual, no matter how rich he is.
Re:SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking...
by fuckcensorship on Friday June 17, 2022 @01:49PM
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So employees compensated by their employer via stock options are entitled to attempt to sabotage their company’s leadership from within without repercussion?
You're asking questions that were answered in the letter:
"Elon’s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks... As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values."
His behavior devalues their work and denigrates the image of the companies they work for.