{"id":464122,"date":"2022-06-16T17:28:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spacex-workers-call-elon-musk-distraction-and-embarrassment\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T17:28:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:28:41","slug":"spacex-workers-call-elon-musk-distraction-and-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-workers-call-elon-musk-distraction-and-embarrassment\/","title":{"rendered":"#SpaceX workers call Elon Musk &#8216;distraction and embarrassment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e49f6b0e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-workers-call-elon-musk-distraction-and-embarrassment\/#%E2%80%9CSpaceX_workers_call_Elon_Musk_%E2%80%98distraction_and_embarrassment%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;SpaceX workers call Elon Musk &#8216;distraction and embarrassment&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;SpaceX workers call Elon Musk &#8216;distraction and embarrassment'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>SpaceX employees are reportedly circulating an open letter calling Elon Musk\u2019s behavior a \u201cdistraction and embarrassment\u201d to the company \u2014 and calling on executives to publicly distance the rocket maker from its founder and CEO.<\/p>\n<p>The disgruntled employees say they were compelled to draft the letter to SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell following reports of a sexual misconduct allegation against Musk, which the mogul has publicly downplayed and used as fodder for jokes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of recent allegations against our CEO and his public disparagement of the situation, we would like to deliver feedback on how these events affect our company\u2019s reputation, and through it, our mission,\u201d reads a copy of the letter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/6\/16\/23170228\/spacex-elon-musk-internal-open-letter-behavior\">published by The Verge on Thursday<\/a>. \u201cElon\u2019s behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us, particularly in recent weeks.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The letter, which was reportedly circulated in an internal SpaceX Microsoft Teams channel, claims to have been authored by \u201cemployees across the spectra of gender, ethnicity, seniority, and technical roles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d the letter notes. \u201cIt is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex_06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22684206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex_06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex_06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex_06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIt is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values,\u201d SpaceX employees wrote.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX, which was valued at $125 billion in March, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0Musk often weighs in on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> but has not responded to reports about the SpaceX letter. <\/p>\n<p>The letter comes weeks after Insider reported that Musk paid a flight attendant on SpaceX\u2019s company plane $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim. Musk was accused of rubbing the women\u2019s leg without permission and offering to buy her a horse if she gave him an erotic massage.<\/p>\n<p>Musk did not deny the payment but said the accusations were \u201cutterly untrue\u201d and called the story \u201ca politically motivated hit piece.\u201d He subsequently quipped about the accusation on Twitter, including by making a penis joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22684193\" width=\"618\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1232 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=924 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=616 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-phone-twitter-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk reportedly paid a former SpaceX flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of the letter emerged on the same day that Musk addressed employees of Twitter as he continues his bid to take over the company. Twitter employees have expressed anxiety about Musk\u2019s management style and political beliefs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear exactly how many SpaceX employees have signed the letter. The Verge reported that it had been posted in a Microsoft Teams channel with more than 2,600 employees on Wednesday with a request that employees sign it either anonymously or publicly. Petitioners then plan to deliver a signed version of the letter to Shotwell, according to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The letter argues that \u201crecent events\u201d involving the company are \u201cemblematic of a wider culture that underserves many of the people who enable SpaceX\u2019s extraordinary accomplishments.\u201d It says that SpaceX\u2019s \u201cNo A\u2013hole\u201d and \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d policies need to be equally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied across the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"SpaceX\" class=\"wp-image-22684169\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/spacex-employee-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The letter argues that \u201crecent events\u201d involving SpaceX are \u201cemblematic of a wider culture that underserves many of the people who enable SpaceX\u2019s extraordinary accomplishments.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The signatories want SpaceX executives to \u201cpublicly address and condemn Elon\u2019s harmful Twitter behavior\u201d and \u201cdefine and uniformly respond to all forms of unacceptable behavior.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe care deeply about SpaceX\u2019s mission to make humanity multiplanetary,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cIs the culture we are fostering now the one which we aim to bring to Mars and beyond?\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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