{"id":1520800,"date":"2022-06-17T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520800"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:57:39","slug":"spacex-employees-fired-for-open-letter-complaining-about-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-employees-fired-for-open-letter-complaining-about-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Employees Fired for Open Letter Complaining About Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspacex-employees-fired-for-open-letter-complaining-about-musk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A number of SpaceX employees were terminated for sending an open letter to the entire company with complaints about founder and CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent firings were brought to light Thursday after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/6\/16\/23170228\/spacex-elon-musk-internal-open-letter-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> was sent to more than 2,600 employees via SpaceX\u2019s internal chat systems the day before.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, directed toward SpaceX executives, was accompanied by a request for fellow employees to sign in solidarity and complete a survey. It listed three demands for the executives, including explicitly separating the company from Musk\u2019s personal brand, holding leadership accountable, and defining and enforcing the company\u2019s &#8220;no asshole&#8221; and &#8220;zero-tolerance&#8221; policies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elon\u2019s 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\u2014every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company,&#8221; part of the letter read.<\/p>\n<p>The letter authors did not allude to a specific tweet from their top executive. Musk was in the news recently for tweets announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1526997132858822658?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">switch<\/a> to the Republican Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/elon-musk-votes-republican-for-first-time-predicts-red-wave-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voting<\/a> for Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536973965394157569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">congresswoman-elect<\/a> Mayra Flores, and supporting a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536976484446904320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1536976484446904320%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2022%2F06%2F15%2Fmusk-leaning-toward-voting-for-florida-gov-ron-desantis-for-president-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential<\/a> presidential run by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.). Musk is also an occasional internet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1517707521343082496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troll<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1511982702819520512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meme enthusiast<\/a>, winning him popular favor compared to other volatile billionaire CEOs in the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent out a company-wide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/6\/17\/23172262\/spacex-fires-employees-open-letter-elon-musk-complaints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> Thursday calling the letter &#8220;overreaching activism&#8221; and a &#8220;distraction&#8221; in light of the company\u2019s several upcoming projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The letter, solicitations and general process made employees feel uncomfortable, intimidated and bullied, and\/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign onto something that did not reflect their views,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;blanketing thousands of people across the company with repeated unsolicited emails and asking them to sign letters and fill out unsponsored surveys during the work day is not acceptable, goes against our documented handbook policy, and does not show the strong judgement needed to work in this very challenging space transportation sector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shotwell said the company performed an investigation and fired several employees involved, adding that she expects all employee concerns to be directed to the appropriate channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of SpaceX employees were terminated for sending an open letter to the entire company with complaints about founder and CEO Elon Musk. 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