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Among other things, SpaceX is named in a lawsuit for Musk's shady behavior surrounding DogeCoin. One point in the letter seems irrefutable to me: as a de-facto spokesperson for SpaceX, he's causing problems for the company. Also, he openly relishes being an asshole, which sends a pretty weird message to a company with a "No Assholes" policy (whatever that means).

Folks on HN lauded the CoinBase stance that people should check their politics at the door; Musk is doing the exact opposite of that.

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> Among other things, SpaceX is named in a lawsuit for Musk's shady behavior surrounding DogeCoin.

It’s wild to see people so deranged and obsessed with the bandwagon hating to comment something like this and trying to be dead serious about it.

Anyway, for a good laugh you can check out the lawsuit and read past the “Elon rage porn” headlines on it.

Highly suggest if you are ever on the Internet and find yourself getting hyped angry about something to shut it off.

You might note that I didn't say anything about my emotional state (calm, bemused) nor the viability of the class action suit. But to deny that the suit, and the complex of behaviors leading up to it, are not a distraction to Musk's companies and the employees thereof is patently absurd.

To insist that his subordinates put on blinders, ignore the news, and just focus on doing their jobs, don't speak up about their working conditions, is some peak totalitarian bullshit. We live in a free society, deal with it.

To paraphrase OC: how dare the new church criticize the old church!

Doing politicking on Twitter is fine as long as they don't bring it into work places. This is the reason why I don't follow my boss or any of my colleagues on Twitter beside that I don't do socmed much anyway.

> he's causing problems for the company

How exactly? People can't focus on their work on engine design, or combustion simulation, or reentry trajectory because Musk is involved in some Twitter fights? Or maybe because Musk fails to be a role model? Are they kids, or grownups?

Those people are probably not having much of a problem. The complainants are likely elsewhere in the company.

I'd imagine that a lot of people wouldn't feel good about the workplace sexual harassment. It's kind of a downer if your employer enables your boss to do bad things to your colleagues.

> How exactly?

You missed the first sentence of my comment, then?

> Or maybe because Musk fails to be a role model? Are they kids, or grownups?

He's a petulant manchild, now that you mention it, a horrible role model for the company, its leadership on down. Is he fit to be a CEO, if he can't act like one?

Doge coin is a big problem for musk's employees? Does his Doge meming on Twitter harm them somehow?

Don't be daft. The lawsuit that names SpaceX for billions in damages is a problem for SpaceX.

That doesn't mean it's a problem for SpaceX employees in general. Are they still getting their paychecks?

Are they getting their paychecks today? Yes. Will they keep getting their paychecks if the company goes bankrupt?

He’s fit enough to create multiple multi billion dollar companies.

Without him, these employees wouldn’t have a job. They should be grateful.

He risked Tesla's value on a Twitter buyout, tanking them both. If his companies go under because of his immature trolling, the employees have nothing to be "grateful" for. Companies exchange equity and cash for labor. Gratitude and loyalty are not part of the bargain, and must be earned through sustained effort.

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