What kind of grant though? There's no more public shares, it's all private, whatever grant you get from stocks is basically worthless as it would require the pr

What kind of grant though? There's no more public shares, it's all private, whatever grant you get from stocks is basically worthless as it would require the private owners to agree to buy them. A lump sum of US$ 100k as a retainer doesn't sound like a great deal after you've been through all these shenanigans. Some more desperate workers might take it just to get anything but those won't be the most motivated workers you'll get. The good ones will find better pastures, or just go back to extract more money out while looking for something better because they know there's no mutual trust anymore. I feel like a lot of people trying to defend Musk's actions are treating people like they were logical machines. That their psychological safety doesn't matter if they're paid enough, they'll just accept the payment and work as usual, that's not how humans work...