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> Dude is out for blood and Musk falls for it. I'm not sure he's even out for blood, doesn't really seem to be the MO of someone who sells a company for millio
by masklinn 4y ago
> Dude is out for blood and Musk falls for it.
I'm not sure he's even out for blood, doesn't really seem to be the MO of someone who sells a company for millions and decides to take wages instead of stock just so he'd pay more taxes (he was one of the top icelandic taxpayers in 2021, but much further down the list of top incomes).
More likely wants to know where he's standing (figuratively, sadly) as he's apparently been spending weeks of the little time he still has trying to get answers from HR.
I like that he got Musk to basically admit publicly he's being fired because he's disabled and they won't accommodate him, though. Only thing I wonder about is whether Halli likely working under Icelandic law makes it worse or better than if he'd been covered by ADA.
- theGnuMe 4y agoHe can sue in both places probably. He should sue in the USA to set a precedent on behalf of all persons with disabilities.
- Ralfp 4y agoIn his own words he took wage so he could pay more tax on Iceland where he is located.
- doomleika 4y agoThanks for the correction, as for the motive, it was my thought until I dug into his tweet, he’s aware he’s terminated by 2/26 [1] but the post yesterday was too “nice” as in he typed those not to for anyone, but for court. [1] https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1629853233798696963 https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1629853233798696963
- Hamuko 4y ago>9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with about 200 other Twitter employees. However your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am an employee or not. You've not answered my emails. He got his work computer cut 9 days ago, which is probably why he was in contact with the head of HR to confirm his employment status.
- runarberg 4y agoNah, I think Halli is out for blood (in the same way Rosa Parks was when she took that seat on the bus). Along with being a millionaire he is also a disability activist. In Iceland he is also known for paying the legal fees for victims of sexual abusers (both direct victims and also those who get a slander suit for calling out abusers). I think he was never happy with Elon’s management style (nor Elon as a person), and I wouldn’t be surprised if he is extremely happy to so publicly expose Elon for how he treats his workers, and if he can get Elon to pay for it, even better.
- masklinn 4y agoI hope you’re right and Halli was prepping for something like this to happen, it’s much nicer that the idea Twitter has just been wasting his time.