I think you're right. Elon was a jerk, then the employees were jerks, and then Elon retaliated from his position of power. Was it fair? Absolutely not. Publicly

I think you're right. Elon was a jerk, then the employees were jerks, and then Elon retaliated from his position of power. Was it fair? Absolutely not. Publicly humiliating someone is horrible, especially so from a position of power. But fairness doesn't come into play, when people are playing dirty like this. The original jerk couldn't win their original battle, so they escalated. Since they've thrown fair play away already, what remains is the legality, and legally this is all okay, I'm sure of it. And that's all there is to it.