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Musk did not say he was terminated due to disability. The link you provided as evidence states: The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did
by 300bps 4y ago
Musk did not say he was terminated due to disability. The link you provided as evidence states:
The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work
Musk claims Þorleifsson did no actual work using his disability as a reason for why no actual work was being done.
Laws vary country to country and even state to state in the U.S. Generally speaking in the U.S., the ADA requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees. The ADA is a great thing that allows people of varying abilities to contribute tremendously to society.
This isn't complete protection for employees though. A blind person is not likely to be hired as an air traffic controller, for example. And they're not likely to be retained if they were an air traffic controller and developed blindness.
- ncr100 4y agoTo clarify and perhaps contradict: From what the Twitter feed said, it looks like the guy did actual work and was successful at it. The only fault I have so far is him asking HR to confirm that he was conforming to the requirements of his job. That should be his manager because HR doesn't know they only go based off of what the manager says the role should be doing. But that could be an impossible task because of the organizational chaos that Twitter famously has right now. He might not have a manager. I do think that this is a violation of the civil rights act. Maybe not ADA.
- readthenotes1 4y ago"I help hire designers" "We haven't hired a designer in 4 months" "I help Twitter appeal to young people" "That's my job". How I remember the Twitter thread anyway