Elon Musk apologizes after mocking fired disabled Twitter employee

Elon Musk hAs a result of mocking an, I have apologized ex-Twitter employee He reached out to his boss and asked if he was fired as he couldn’t access his computer at work.

“I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful. He is considering remaining at Twitter,” Musk tweeted Tuesday night was Tuesday, one day after Haraldur Thorleifsson (@halli), went back and forth via the social media platform. He claimed Thorleifsson had no work done and misled Twitter about his disability that prevents him typing.

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Thorleifsson claimed that he discovered he was not allowed to log on to work’s computer, and 200 other people were locked out when he did. He tweeted at Musk after not being able to get any information about the job status. “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?”

Musk answered by questioning Thorleifsson regarding his work. Thorleifsson then explained, with approval to release the confidentiality. Musk interviewed him not only about his work. questioned his disability He needs accommodations in order to perform his job. Thorleifsson states that he is disabled from the waist down and needs a wheelchair. Ex-Twitter worker lives in Iceland He now has around 180,000 Twitter followers. This is an increase of about 30,000 in the time since Musk exchanged with him.

“To be clear. You have every right to lay me off. That’s totally fair and fine. But usually people are told when that happens. Maybe with a letter or something. Which didn’t happen for 9 days despite multiple emails to you and others,” Thorleifsson also added to Musk’s tweets. “But as I shared I finally got confirmation that I am not an employee anymore. Again, that’s totally within your rights. No complaints. But can you make sure I get paid what I’m owed?”

Thorleifsson made several jabs at Musk after being quizzed about his legality. “Oh! I forgot to mention that I read you can’t go to the toilet on your own either @elonmusk I’m sorry to hear about that. I know the feeling. The only difference is I can’t do it because of a physical disability and you’re afraid someone you hurt will attack you while you poop.”