Employee Haraldur Thorleifsson tweeted the Twitter boss, asking if he still had a job following the company\u0027s most recent round of layoffs.
he couldn’t provide the proof
because Twitter had locked his computer. They went back and forth for a while and Thorleifsson eventually said Twitter HR had confirmed he was no longer employeed. Musk later bizarrely cast doubt on Thorleifsson’s disability—he suffers from a type of muscular dystrophy calledOn his website, Thorleifsson explained that he uses a wheelchair and is slowly losing strength in his upper body and arms.
“The reality is that this guy did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm. Can’t say I have a lot of respect for that,” MuskThorleifsson countered Tuesday, saying Musk was revealing confidential health information. Thorleifsson shared that he started using a wheelchair when he was 25 years old and today needs help to get in and out of bed and use the toilet.
Addressing Musk’s comments about his hands, Thorleifsson said he had told HR that he was unable to do manual work for extended periods of time, but can write for one or two hours at a time.
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