Some of the letter writers are countering SpaceX’s claims.
that Tesla would be forming a “hardcore litigation department” to “directly initiate and execute lawsuits.”five employees for their involvement with the letter. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell then sent out an email to the company, denouncing the document and informing the company of the terminations.
“We have too much critical work to accomplish and no need for this kind of overreaching activism — our current leadership team is more dedicated to ensuring we have a great and ever-improving work environment than any I have seen in my 35-year career,” Shotwell wrote. Echoing the letter writers, she claimed that the letter, not Musk’s behavior,SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment by“There was no pressure applied to anyone to collect signatures.
Shotwell also argued in her email that other employees not involved in the letter had felt uncomfortable, intimidated, and pressured to sign onto the document. However, two of those involved with writing it, speaking on the condition of anonymity, dispute that claim. They say they simply posted the letter to the Teams channels, pointing people to it and asking for support.
“There was no pressure applied to anyone to collect signatures,” one employee who helped craft the letter said, who also wanted to remain anonymous. “The open letter either stands on its own or it doesn’t.” The news of the employees’ firings has spread throughout the company, and a few current employees have expressed to“I do feel like, moving forward, people who don’t 100% agree with Elon will have to keep their mouth shut or leave the company, which is very sad,” one SpaceX employee, who was not involved in the letter, tells. “We all admire his intelligence but his social behavior is unacceptable, and we find ourselves in a position where we are both proud and ashamed to work for SpaceX.
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