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If my coworker tries to dunk on my boss in public, they’re probably going to get terminated. Not sure what the news is here.

cma 4y ago
Musk has said he's a free speech absolutist, and also he likes to cultivate an environment where iron sharpens iron. This shouldn't be job-ending for someone who extends the first amendment to 'corporation owners shall make no rule abridging the freedom of speech, especially in their own town square'..
- ddingus 4y ago
  Exactly! Everyone loves the speaking part of being a "free speech absolutist", but having to learn to handle the speech of others who enjoy similar absolutism is a far different thing! Frankly, Elon does not appear to be very well equipped in this area. And he has options! Lots of them that could be spun in a good direction for everyone. The thing about free speech absolutism is it goes both ways. All ways, frankly.
SleekoNiko 4y ago
Does publicly correcting your boss count as "dunking on" them? I didn't see the employee calling Elon a moron or anything like that. Elon made a statement, Eric told Elon was wrong based on his experience, Elon asked for him to elaborate, Eric did so, and Elon didn't like that. If I'm working for you, and you don't have the humility to be wrong about a relatively small detail in public, I don't think I want to work for you anymore.
- feet 4y ago
  >Does publicly correcting your boss count as "dunking on" them? Only if you have a fragile ego that depends on being perceived as brilliant when that is clearly not the case
quonn 4y ago
It's a bit weak of Musk to be so unsure of himself, isn't it?
bagels 4y ago
Does your boss publicly insult your work? I'm not saying you're wrong, or that what the engineer did wasn't obviously going to lead to getting fired, but I can sympathize with where the motivation to respond came from. I'd certainly not be happy if some corporate raider fired my colleagues and then turned to publicly insulting my and their work.

cma 4y ago

Musk has said he's a free speech absolutist, and also he likes to cultivate an environment where iron sharpens iron. This shouldn't be job-ending for someone who extends the first amendment to 'corporation owners shall make no rule abridging the freedom of speech, especially in their own town square'..

ddingus 4y ago
Exactly! Everyone loves the speaking part of being a "free speech absolutist", but having to learn to handle the speech of others who enjoy similar absolutism is a far different thing! Frankly, Elon does not appear to be very well equipped in this area. And he has options! Lots of them that could be spun in a good direction for everyone. The thing about free speech absolutism is it goes both ways. All ways, frankly.

SleekoNiko 4y ago

Does publicly correcting your boss count as "dunking on" them? I didn't see the employee calling Elon a moron or anything like that. Elon made a statement, Eric told Elon was wrong based on his experience, Elon asked for him to elaborate, Eric did so, and Elon didn't like that. If I'm working for you, and you don't have the humility to be wrong about a relatively small detail in public, I don't think I want to work for you anymore.

feet 4y ago
>Does publicly correcting your boss count as "dunking on" them? Only if you have a fragile ego that depends on being perceived as brilliant when that is clearly not the case

quonn 4y ago

It's a bit weak of Musk to be so unsure of himself, isn't it?

bagels 4y ago

Does your boss publicly insult your work? I'm not saying you're wrong, or that what the engineer did wasn't obviously going to lead to getting fired, but I can sympathize with where the motivation to respond came from. I'd certainly not be happy if some corporate raider fired my colleagues and then turned to publicly insulting my and their work.