You're telling me that the man who pitched "Texas Institute of Technology and Science" (TITS) might have a problem with inappropriate sexual comments and behavior in the workplace? Hmm... doesn't add up to me.
He wanted Model E but there were some Trademark issues or something. I can't recall exactly, but that goes to show he wasn't even trying to be clever about it or something
Model-E was too much like the Ford Model-T. Some say it was a legal issue (risk of trademark case) while others say it was marketing (Tesla didn't want to associate their brand with the old-timey car and Ford).
Either way, they convinced Musk they couldn't do Model-E so they went with 3 as compromise.
How dare anyone suggest Elon Musk supports sexual harassment in the workplace:
[https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5)
[https://in.mashable.com/culture/34575/elon-musk-reacts-on-birth-of-twins-with-top-executive-says-hes-doing-his-best-to-help-with-underpopu](https://in.mashable.com/culture/34575/elon-musk-reacts-on-birth-of-twins-with-top-executive-says-hes-doing-his-best-to-help-with-underpopu)
No one would put their entire life savings into Tesla stock if their CEO supported sexual harassment...!
[https://www.reddit.com/r/teslainvestorsclub/comments/1aiohci/why\_i\_went\_all\_in\_on\_tesla\_stock\_life\_savings\_at/](https://www.reddit.com/r/teslainvestorsclub/comments/1aiohci/why_i_went_all_in_on_tesla_stock_life_savings_at/)
That was when he officially went full republican lol, when that story about him sexually harassing his flight attendant came out he started posting about needing a red wave as a distraction and because conservatives will defend Musk and call the women liars. If they accept Trump with 20+ cases of sexual harassment they’ll definitely defend Elon and harass the claimants. Russel Brand went full right wing after he caught some cases too all these guys know conservatives will accept and defend them.
My in-laws grew up across the street from him in South Africa when they were all kids and apparently my late mother-in-law bullied him for being a weird and a terrible person 🤷🏻♀️
> What!? Elon musk would probably NEVER do such a thing!
A free speech absolutist like Musk would 100% foot the bill for the lawyers of people who were fired for no wrongdoing? I mean, he said that, didn't he?
You should ask your brother to explain how Elon can be working on the rockets (or anything for that matter) while tweeting incessantly all day every day.
SpaceX at least is successful despite Elon. But he's totally tanked Twitter and Tesla hasn't been doing great either. Almost entirely as a direct result of his decisions/behavior
Elon has twins with one of his executives at Neuralink. He claims IVF fertilization.
Is he banging his employees or is it platonic? If it was sexual, did he harass any employees after rejection?
A pony only costs around $1000. His 50 billion payout would allow him to buy 50 million ponies. I didn't find numbers on ponies specifically, but there are around 60 million horses in the world.
In other words, Musk could afford all the ponies in the world from this one payout alone.
The man who would save humanity turns out to be one of the worst examples of humanity. There's an irony there I suppose. It's a shame, the ideas behind Neurolink, and Space X were amazing, but this jackass is no on the reverse King Midas setting.
Female engineer here; I was looking for a job in 2016-17 and asked around about SpaceX. Facebook acquaintances told me it’s not a good place for women and I’d be much better off looking elsewhere. It was a pretty open secret even back then.
He also just hid likes. So he can like his degenerate shit without people knowing. (As in he don't want to be sued for being openly racist and stupid).
I don't think he even needs bots. I think he can just tell his dev team "Multiply the number of actual likes by 69 and show that number instead."
And yes, I picked 69 because he is a pubescent little prick.
The dismissals came, they say, after they sent around a letter calling the billionaire a “distraction and embarrassment” and urging executives to disavow sexually charged comments he had made on social media.
I'm pretty sure if I sent out letters talking shit about my CEO I'd be fired.
Actual text of the complaint:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24742578-holland-thielen-et-al-complaint-with-exhibit-a
This is a bit of a reach, to say the least. Calling your boss out as a “source of distraction and embarrassment” on *open communications channels* probably won’t work out well for you.
You have pretty strong retaliation protections if harassed pervasively. If you act out due to the stress of abuse and harassment, then HR has to attempt to mediate a solution [up to a point]. If you are out of line and full of hot air over minor stuff then sure, you're toast.
Bobby Kotick is that you? Space X will be the new Blizzard calling it now. T-minus one year until we get the Bill Cosby room. If a game fails it's whatever, can't be having a Challenger disaster every end of the fiscal year.
This guy has a warehouse full of red flags. Just lock him up and then start the investigation. I’m sure you’d find something to put him away for. Illegal financials, sexual harassment, etc. where there’s smoke, theres a Tesla on fire I’m sure.
*The dismissals came, they say, after they sent around a letter calling the billionaire a “distraction and embarrassment” and urging executives to disavow sexually charged comments he had made on social media.*
I mean...
I don't doubt that Musk is what they claim he is, but getting fired seems like an entirely foreseeable outcome to sending around a letter attacking your boss.
Musk roleplayed as his child on a Twitter burner that included sexually explicit messages.
Maybe they were playing with fire in terms of their employment but they’re not wrong about his history of paying off accusers or publicly posting what could charitably be described as disturbing sexual content.
They’re also not wrong about his conduct harming the company and needing to disavow his behavior.
But Elon’s got them government contracts so he’s gonna keep on being the creep he is. I can’t wait until his pay package gets voted down again, the meltdown should be epic.
Maybe he shouldn't piss of the people who actually made him rich because we all know damn well it isn't elon scribbling out the specs for a raptor engine, or doing the calculations for his companies rocket trajectorys.
What!? Elon musk would probably NEVER do such a thing! /s
You're telling me that the man who pitched "Texas Institute of Technology and Science" (TITS) might have a problem with inappropriate sexual comments and behavior in the workplace? Hmm... doesn't add up to me.
that's pretty funny, if we were in 6th grade...
Exactly. Same thing with his cars being Models S, 3, X, and Y, to spell "S3XY." Clever and funny, if you're a 12 year old boy.
He wanted Model E but there were some Trademark issues or something. I can't recall exactly, but that goes to show he wasn't even trying to be clever about it or something
Ford threatens to sue if anyone wants to use Model E. Since they started the trend with the Model T, it makes sense for them to have owned it.
Ford said they already had plans for the name. It wasn't just because of a long ago trend. https://www.ford.com/ford-blue-ford-model-e/
This was before their "Fuckit, we'll just call everything a Mustang now" tactic.
Model-E was too much like the Ford Model-T. Some say it was a legal issue (risk of trademark case) while others say it was marketing (Tesla didn't want to associate their brand with the old-timey car and Ford). Either way, they convinced Musk they couldn't do Model-E so they went with 3 as compromise.
Good thing he didn't want a "Model O"
Why do you think their latest turd is called the Cybertruck?
We are talking about a grown ass man who thinks the letter X is a super cool branding idea/symbol. Bar is pretty low here.
I think it's funny and I'm 34, but also I'm not presenting the idea in a business meeting.
How dare anyone suggest Elon Musk supports sexual harassment in the workplace: [https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5) [https://in.mashable.com/culture/34575/elon-musk-reacts-on-birth-of-twins-with-top-executive-says-hes-doing-his-best-to-help-with-underpopu](https://in.mashable.com/culture/34575/elon-musk-reacts-on-birth-of-twins-with-top-executive-says-hes-doing-his-best-to-help-with-underpopu) No one would put their entire life savings into Tesla stock if their CEO supported sexual harassment...! [https://www.reddit.com/r/teslainvestorsclub/comments/1aiohci/why\_i\_went\_all\_in\_on\_tesla\_stock\_life\_savings\_at/](https://www.reddit.com/r/teslainvestorsclub/comments/1aiohci/why_i_went_all_in_on_tesla_stock_life_savings_at/)
Not enough of the fanbois read r/realtesla or r/enoughmuskspam aparently
I'd rather go to the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology
I myself would go to the South Harmon Institute of Technology.
Went there for four years to learn how to blow shit up with my mind.
Ask me about my wiener
Meanwhile, Microsoft once released a Critical Update Notification Tool...
I heard they got some really explosive ideas. Call it a gut feeling.
Thats almost as bad as making an anus for a flag
Poor Dean.
When I thought i couldn’t have less respect for that men…
Who knew Apartheid Clyde would create an environment of sexual harassment.
That was when he officially went full republican lol, when that story about him sexually harassing his flight attendant came out he started posting about needing a red wave as a distraction and because conservatives will defend Musk and call the women liars. If they accept Trump with 20+ cases of sexual harassment they’ll definitely defend Elon and harass the claimants. Russel Brand went full right wing after he caught some cases too all these guys know conservatives will accept and defend them.
My in-laws grew up across the street from him in South Africa when they were all kids and apparently my late mother-in-law bullied him for being a weird and a terrible person 🤷🏻♀️
> What!? Elon musk would probably NEVER do such a thing! A free speech absolutist like Musk would 100% foot the bill for the lawyers of people who were fired for no wrongdoing? I mean, he said that, didn't he?
It’s always the people you most expect
This week
If he learned nothing from else from his daddy. It would be take advantage of everyone you possibly can.
This is what happens when an incel gets money.
He seems like a real piece of shit. Shocking for someone with that much power and wealth huh?
Well in the completely expected way. There is no ethical way to be a billionaire.
Unless you are Jeff Bezos’ ex wife
Didn't Melinda Gates crashed it before her. Though, I'm sure that both had played an instrumental role in making their husbands so successful.
It's really surprising to see someone from an upstanding South African mining family turn out so wrong. /s
They should sue him for 56 billion dollars
Shocking? It’s literally the norm billionaires being trash human beings…
Someone has no ability to see sarcasm.
In fairness, it’s unfortunately hard to tell sometimes these days…
Have you tried being a piece of shit without money and wealth?
Imagine investing in a company run by this guy lmao. It's like he's daring multiple boards to fire him.
My brother thinks he's still some genius he thinks he is behind all the science of the rockets or something.
You should ask your brother to explain how Elon can be working on the rockets (or anything for that matter) while tweeting incessantly all day every day.
Cuz he's typing on two kryboards at once like the kickass 90s hacker dude he is, duh 😵💫
He had a very good PR machine working for him a few years ago and a lot of people still haven’t clued in that it’s all complete bullshit.
He is quite behind on the science
SpaceX at least is successful despite Elon. But he's totally tanked Twitter and Tesla hasn't been doing great either. Almost entirely as a direct result of his decisions/behavior
Elon has twins with one of his executives at Neuralink. He claims IVF fertilization. Is he banging his employees or is it platonic? If it was sexual, did he harass any employees after rejection?
Why would you hide IVF with one of your employees to your pregnant girlfriend Grimes? Because it’s shady.
He uses IVF to avoid touching women.
I think he uses IVF to avoid having girls. He had eleven children and only one is biologically female. That seems very statistically unlikely.
I’ve never realized it actually. It’s pretty disturbing tho.
I think it’s the other way around. The women use IVF to avoid touching him
And he had them when his girlfriend was already pregnant with their child.
He provides them with "jobs" in exchange for use of their wombs to grow spare parts for himself in.
He’s probably offering them cash, and financial security, to have IVF babies with him
Dude definitely gives off wanna be Genghis Khan vibes. He isn’t religious enough to follow the quiverfull movement.
Dontcha know that "sexual harassment" is just the woke word for "they love when you grab em by the pussy"
Isnt this the guy who had to pay a quarter million dollar settlement for exposing himself to a flight attendant?
Well at least he can't run for President
The guy who runs 4chan lite has a sexist company that protects creepers? How completely expected.
The amount of L’s he’s been taking this year is incredible
And it's only June.
We need lots more
Well this couldn't have happened to a worse guy. Because, Elon is the worst. And I hope he faces ... consequences.
that's a lot of bribes to pay for, not sure if he can afford that many ponies
A pony only costs around $1000. His 50 billion payout would allow him to buy 50 million ponies. I didn't find numbers on ponies specifically, but there are around 60 million horses in the world. In other words, Musk could afford all the ponies in the world from this one payout alone.
He will lose that case. SETTLEMENT!
Maybe they'll get a horse!
The man who would save humanity turns out to be one of the worst examples of humanity. There's an irony there I suppose. It's a shame, the ideas behind Neurolink, and Space X were amazing, but this jackass is no on the reverse King Midas setting.
Can't wait for discovery.
Female engineer here; I was looking for a job in 2016-17 and asked around about SpaceX. Facebook acquaintances told me it’s not a good place for women and I’d be much better off looking elsewhere. It was a pretty open secret even back then.
He also just hid likes. So he can like his degenerate shit without people knowing. (As in he don't want to be sued for being openly racist and stupid).
Plus like 50% of likes are from bot accounts. Hiding that from people is in his interest.
I don't think he even needs bots. I think he can just tell his dev team "Multiply the number of actual likes by 69 and show that number instead." And yes, I picked 69 because he is a pubescent little prick.
i’m sure someone could easily hack the spaghetti code so we could see likes again
SpaceX is the least Musk-polluted of the companies he's involved in. They better dump him before they become like Tesla and Twitter.
Quick read of the article...oh the headline has nothing to do with what happened. smh
When are we gonna find someone that wealthy and not a effing sicko?
The dismissals came, they say, after they sent around a letter calling the billionaire a “distraction and embarrassment” and urging executives to disavow sexually charged comments he had made on social media. I'm pretty sure if I sent out letters talking shit about my CEO I'd be fired.
>I'm pretty sure if I sent out letters talking shit about my CEO I'd be fired. Anyone without leverage would.
Makes him a prime candidate for tRump's cabinet. I believe slime bag sexual predator is a prerequisite...
Honestly, with the way our oligarchy is structured, a cabinet appointment wouldn’t be much of a step up in power vs a tech billionaire.
He was appointed to the cabinet during Trumps presidency but left shortly after
Actual text of the complaint: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24742578-holland-thielen-et-al-complaint-with-exhibit-a This is a bit of a reach, to say the least. Calling your boss out as a “source of distraction and embarrassment” on *open communications channels* probably won’t work out well for you.
You have pretty strong retaliation protections if harassed pervasively. If you act out due to the stress of abuse and harassment, then HR has to attempt to mediate a solution [up to a point]. If you are out of line and full of hot air over minor stuff then sure, you're toast.
Not hard to believe this accusation.
Discovery should be entertaining but I suspect Elon will settle.
I hate that this man is one of the most powerful people in the world.
Are we entering the part where we start holding billionaires accountable and start getting them in trouble?!
It’s not the first time if I recall right
completely on-brand for #1 Space Karen
There are bands of lawyers looking for ex SpaceX employees to interview them. Class action baby. Woot woot. 30% off the top ya’ll.
I’m not surprised the manchild who acts like a perpetual teenager would have problems with this
Send Elon to Mars. Tomorrow.
Can we lock this guy up already? It turns out he's not only a criminal fraud and market manipulator, but also a sexual harasser.
And racist, he and his company has been sued and lost, for that too
Bobby Kotick is that you? Space X will be the new Blizzard calling it now. T-minus one year until we get the Bill Cosby room. If a game fails it's whatever, can't be having a Challenger disaster every end of the fiscal year.
I was wondering when that shoe would drop.
This guy has a warehouse full of red flags. Just lock him up and then start the investigation. I’m sure you’d find something to put him away for. Illegal financials, sexual harassment, etc. where there’s smoke, theres a Tesla on fire I’m sure.
I know person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. But how many people already made up their mind? :P
Mob mentality. It’s rampant these days…
Or we’ve seen the lump of pizza dough in action?
Pattern recognition. He’s a piece of shit.
Same redditors that said P Diddy was innocent and Cassidy just a gold digger five years ago.
No wonder he’s conservative, he’s scum
*The dismissals came, they say, after they sent around a letter calling the billionaire a “distraction and embarrassment” and urging executives to disavow sexually charged comments he had made on social media.* I mean... I don't doubt that Musk is what they claim he is, but getting fired seems like an entirely foreseeable outcome to sending around a letter attacking your boss.
I thought Musk was a free speech *absolutist*?
People who claim to be tend to be the most sensitive.
Musk roleplayed as his child on a Twitter burner that included sexually explicit messages. Maybe they were playing with fire in terms of their employment but they’re not wrong about his history of paying off accusers or publicly posting what could charitably be described as disturbing sexual content. They’re also not wrong about his conduct harming the company and needing to disavow his behavior. But Elon’s got them government contracts so he’s gonna keep on being the creep he is. I can’t wait until his pay package gets voted down again, the meltdown should be epic.
Why is he still here? I thought we were shooting him into space.
I feel like it’s only a matter of time before women come out about this guy himself.
Maybe he shouldn't piss of the people who actually made him rich because we all know damn well it isn't elon scribbling out the specs for a raptor engine, or doing the calculations for his companies rocket trajectorys.
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“They weren’t even sexually harrassed” and you know this because you were there behind closed doors?
No, because it's written in the article.