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Elon Musk shares rare regret for brutally mocking a disabled former Twitter employee: ‘I want to apologize’


Elon Musk, for the first time, apologizes.

a day later public attack a former disabled Twitter employees, Musk reversed course and issued a rare apology.

The strange scene began when that employee, Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson, a well-known designer, became frustrated after being locked out of his work computer for nine days with no word from the human resources department. of Twitter. Fearing that he’d been fired due to recent job cuts, he turned to Twitter to directly ask its owner—Musk—to clarify the status of his job.

Musk happened to see the tweet and asked Thorleifsson for some background information. Ultimately, Thorleifsson said HR contacted him and eventually shared that he was indeed fired.

But shortly afterwards, in a public conversation with another, Musk took to a harsh tone, criticizing Thorleifsson’s work and mocking his efforts at work. In doing so, Musk mentioned that Thorleifsson’s disability — he has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair — could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employers from saving money. disclose any employee’s disability.

“The fact that this guy (an independently wealthy person) didn’t actually work, claiming that he had a disability kept him from typing, but at the same time took Twitter by storm.” Musk Written. “Can’t say I respect that very much.”

But late Tuesday, following public backlash and the possibility of a lawsuit over potential ADA violations, Musk backed out.

“I would like to apologize to Halli for misunderstanding his situation. It’s based on things I’ve been told to be untrue or, in some cases, true but make no sense,” Musk said. Written.

Musk added that he spoke on video call with Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, and said he was “considering staying at Twitter.” Thorleifsson did not immediately comment on Twitter about Musk’s apology or whether he wants to go back to work for him.

Thorleifsson sold his startup, Uneno, to Twitter in 2021 and joined Twitter as part of the deal. He’s been open about his disability and initially responded to Musk by detailing the impact it had on him and how he managed to get a job at Twitter anyway.

In a criticism directed at Musk, Thorleifsson also wrote: “You have the right to fire me. But it would be nice to let me know!”

Then, Thorleifsson got to work and told Musk about the financial considerations of being fired. Will Musk, one of the richest people in the world, honor Thorleifsson’s contract or “try to evade payment” – another criticism directed at Musk, who is accused of not paying office rent. room and get the employee fired hard with promised compensation.

“Tell me if you will pay what you owe me?” He speak. “I think you can afford it?

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