Elon Musk publicly ridiculed a fired employee with a disability

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Elon Musk publicly quarreled with a dismissed Twitter employee (blocked in the Russian Federation) and questioned his disability. According to The Guardian, after that the businessman apologized. Haraldur Thorleifsson lives in Iceland and worked as a designer. At some point, his work account was blocked without explanation. Thorleifsson suspected that he was under massive layoffs. In addition to him, about 200 more employees lost access to their personal account.

The head of human resources could not confirm whether I am an employee or not. You, Elon Musk, have not responded to my emails. Maybe if enough people share this post, you can reply to me here? — he wrote on the social network and noted the Mask.

Thorleifsson has almost 160,000 followers. He suffers from muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair. Haraldur started working for the social network in 2021 when the company acquired his startup Ueno and the platform had different management.

On March 7, the designer exchanged awkward remarks with Musk. The billionaire began to ask him about the work, and also questioned his disability. Musk noticed that the designer had a “conspicuous and active account” and suggested that Thorleifsson was rich, but decided to speak to him publicly to enrich himself even more.

The reality is that this guy, who is wealthy in his own right and didn’t actually work, claimed as an excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, but in doing so created a buzz on social media. I don’t respect this behavior at all,” the billionaire wrote.

Thorleifsson received an email saying he was no longer with the company while texting Musk. Later that evening, Musk changed his mind and publicly apologized to the designer, stating that his misunderstanding was “based on things he was told weren’t true.”

I’d like to apologize to Hallie for not understanding his situation. This misunderstanding was based on inaccurate information that was reported to me,” the businessman wrote.

Earlier it became known that the head of Tesla and SpaceX has lost so much money since November last year that he was awarded an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. We are talking about the amount of 182 billion dollars. Some sources say that Musk’s wealth has even decreased by $200 billion. One way or another, the amount is difficult to accurately determine. However, judging by the statements of the tabloids, Elon managed to return to duty and improve his financial situation, once again taking a leading position in the rankings of the richest people on the planet.