The SpaceX employees had helped write and distribute a letter criticising the behaviour of chief executive Elon Musk, several employees said.
SpaceX, the private rocket company, has fired employees who helped write and distribute an open letter criticising the behaviour of chief executive Elon Musk, said three employees with knowledge of the situation.
“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,” Shotwell wrote. “We have too much critical work to accomplish and no need for this kind of overreaching activism.”
The open letter about Musk’s online activity asked that SpaceX’s leaders “publicly address and condemn Elon’s harmful Twitter behaviour” and “define and uniformly respond to all forms of unacceptable behaviour.”