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SpaceX employees say they were fired for criticizing Elon Musk in open letter
- sn0w_crash 4y agoWhat did they expect? Employee activism like this can be disruptive to the company’s mission and coworkers. Not sure why management would allow it.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoTheir expectations have been set by what has been tolerated at other tech companies over the past decade. If employees at Google can make the CEO kneel before their activism, why not at SpaceX? As more companies discover that their strategy of quieting down activist short term by placating their demands leads to much larger long term issues, we'll see more pushback and astonished outrage from those accustomed to always getting their way.
- brookst 4y agoMaybe a little more nuance? Some company cultures are very open and welcome critique. Other company cultures are downright authoritarian. You're welcome to do what you want. To the extent it aligns with corporate culture, it may produce the results you want. But if it's outside the cultural norms... well, maybe you're the bomb-throwing revolutionary that changes everything, or maybe you're just fired.
- sn0w_crash 4y agoThis is spot on. It went too far and now people make the shocked pikachu meme face when companies react negatively to their antics.