Elon Musk and SpaceX are being sued by eight former employees. The employees claim they were let go for accusing the company of tolerating sexual harassment in the workplace.
According to a copy of the lawsuit provided by their lawyers, the employees allege Musk “runs his company in the dark ages.”
Elon Musk Facing Sexual Harassment Suit
Treating women as sexual objects to be evaluated on their bra size. Bombarding the workplace with lewd sexual banter. And offering the reprise to those who challenge the ‘Animal House’ environment. Threatening that if they don’t like it they can seek employment elsewhere.”
The suit goes on to list several of the plaintiffs’ experiences in the hostile workplace. One recalls an instance in which a higher-ranking employee responded to a graph of plotted data by making a “sexual allusion to an erect penis.” Musk then doubled down. By asking her, “So how can we get it up, up, up?” So she reported the matter to SpaceX’s human resources office. However, she didn’t know the outcome, the suit says.
Elon’s Employee Penned Open Letter on Lewd Behavior
In 2022 the eight employees shared an “open letter” within the company. The page alleged that Musk’s “behavior in the public sphere is a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment.” All eight employees were fired immediately afterwards.
“Musk thinks he’s above the law. Our eight brave clients stood up to him and were fired for doing so,” Laurie Burgess, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “We look forward to holding Musk accountable for his actions at trial.”
Elon Musk is no stranger to claims of sexual harassment. A report from Business Insider alleges he exposed himself to a SpaceX flight attendant in 2022. So he promised to purchase her a horse in return for sex.
The firm allegedly cut her shifts after she said no. But the insider claims that SpaceX ultimately agreed to pay the woman $250,000. In response Musk suggested naming the scandal “Elongate”, calling the claims “utterly untrue.”