SpaceX fires at least five employees after letter criticizing Elon Musk | technology

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The New York Times reported, Thursday (15), that SpaceX He laid off employees related to the letter, citing three workers familiar with the situation, but did not say how many layoffs.

president SpaceXGwynne Shotwell, sent an email saying the company has investigated and ‘Expulsion of several employees involved’ With the letter, the newspaper said.

As The Times reported, Shotwell’s email said employees involved in advertising the letter were fired because they made other employees feel “uncomfortable, intimidated, oppressed and/or angry because the letter pressured them to sign something that did not reflect their views.”

The letter is titled “An Open Letter to Executives of SpaceXobtained by Reuters, described Musk as a “distraction and embarrassment” for the company he founded.

In a list of three demands, the article said that “the SpaceX It must quickly and openly disassociate itself from Elon’s personal brand,” and hold all leadership equal responsibility for making SpaceX A great place to work for everyone” and “identify and respond uniformly to all forms of unacceptable behavior.”

The message, first reported by the American portal The Verge, was written by employees of SpaceX A person familiar with the matter told Reuters, who asked not to be identified, in recent weeks, which has been shared as an attachment to an internal “morale booster” group chat involving thousands of employees.

Leading the head of a company SpaceX, Gwen Shotwell. She promised to implement the “zero tolerance” standards of SpaceX against harassment of employees.