與工程師之間針鋒相對之後,馬斯克態度丕變,除了道歉之外,也刪除帶有怒罵字眼的推文。(美聯社)
一名冰島推特工程師日前因為工作帳號被停用,四處詢問下無法得知自己是否已被開除,因此在推特公開向執行長馬斯克(Elon Musk)提問,雖然成功獲得回覆,隨後卻因資遣費引發口角,馬斯克更指其為「最糟糕的傢伙」,但隨後態度出現180度轉變,除了將文章刪除並道歉外,也透露該工程師正考慮繼續留在推特,試圖平息此次糾紛。
英國廣播公司(BBC)報導,患有肌肉萎縮症的冰島工程師托雷夫森(Halli Thorleifsson)與馬斯克,為了資遣費問題在推特上激烈交鋒,馬斯克更在回覆網友時,強調事實是托雷夫森「已經是有錢人」,更以疾病為由未完成任何工作,但「在此同時卻能夠用推特引發一場爭論」,嚴厲批判托雷夫森,更指他「是最糟糕的傢伙」。
但在托雷夫森的前同事挺身而出,強調其敬業精神與才能,以及日常對人道關懷的付出,都與馬斯克所指涉的情況有所出入,馬斯克便與托雷夫森進行視訊對話,隨後情況急轉直下,馬斯克不僅道歉、刪除怒罵的推文之外,也表示托雷夫森正在考慮繼續於推特任職。
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.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 7, 2023
He is considering remaining at Twitter.
報導指出,托雷夫森由於己身的疾患,多年來持續在冰島推動輪椅友善通道的計畫,在2021年將公司出售給推特時,據傳他也採取了稅率較高的交易方式,對冰島財政做出貢獻,因此在2022年時,被4家當地媒體推選為年度人物。此外,據傳根據當時出售公司的合約,推特若要將托雷夫森開除,就必須給付一筆極為可觀的資遣費。
It’s been a hard year in many ways. Many ups and downs.
— Halli (@iamharaldur) December 31, 2022
But on a positive note I was awarded/voted Person of the Year by four of the main networks, programs and publications in Iceland.
Which to a shy and awkward kid feels a bit strange but also quite nice.
Happy new year! pic.twitter.com/1c9kytL4I9
在爭議告一段落的同時,托雷夫森宣布他將於近期內,在冰島首都雷克雅維克以其母親為名,新開一間餐廳,並未對是否將繼續於推特任職表態,推特公司對此事也未回應。
In other news, I'm opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon.
— Halli (@iamharaldur) March 7, 2023
It's named after my mom. Like many mom's she was the best mom in the world.
Kind, funny, hard working and a wonderful artist. And cool, oh boy was she cool.
See you soon at @AnnaJona pic.twitter.com/YfmcXo3s9k