It’s a scene that should have been kept out of view. But it was on Twitter that Elon Musk got into a fight with one of his former employees on Tuesday, March 7. Disabled (muscular dystrophy), Halli Thorleifsson, who wanted to know if she had been fired from her, was even insulted by the head of the social network in a since-deleted post.
A misunderstanding of your situation.
The head of the social network later apologized for his comments, still on Twitter. He also said that he had discussed with Halli Thorleifsson over video call before unraveling the truth from the false about the information she had, particularly about her state of health.
Halli Thorleifsson was a Senior Director of Product Design at Twitter. During her exchange on Twitter, Elon Musk appeared to question the skills and tasks of her former employee. Concluding the series of tweets with two emojis crying with laughter.
A job offer made
However, it turns out that Halli Thorleifsson founded the creative agency Ueno, acquired in 2021 by Twitter. Yesterday, therefore, you were concerned about whether the company intended to pay you what it owed you under your contract. Halli Thorleifsson did not want to indicate the amount of compensation that he could claim, specifies the BBC.
Once well informed of the situation and the contracts that link the former employee and Twitter, Elon Musk seems to have backed down. The leader would have even offered to take his place. “He plans to stay on Twitter,” said the boss at the end of his apology.
Source: BFM TV
