Elon Musk's Public Dismissal of an Employee Could Be Costly

Why Elon Musk's very public dismissal of a disabled employee could be costly

Why Elon Musk's Very Public Dismissal of a Disabled Employee Could Be Costlyaraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson spent nine tense days unsure whether his job at Twitter had been terminated before he decided to tweet at owner Elon Musk on Monday, asking for an answer. What ensued was a public spat on the platform, during which Musk questioned Thorleifsson’s work ethic and disability, and accused him of seeking a “big payout.

Thorleifsson joined Twitter when the company acquired his startup in 2021, under the leadership of co-founder and then CEO Jack Dorsey. He was celebrated by the media in Iceland, where he lives, for, rather than a lump sum, so that he could pay higher taxes in the country to support public services.

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