'A misunderstanding' | HR ghosted disabled Twitter worker as Elon Musk mocked him online

HR ghosted disabled Twitter worker as Elon Musk mocked him online

A disabled Twitter employee reached out to Elon Musk to ask if he still had a job, having been ghosted by HR for several days. But instead of the answer he was looking for, the employee found himself being mocked by the Twitter owner for having a disability.

Haraldur Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, was one of approximately 200 Twitter employees who found themselves unexpectedly logged out of their company accounts last week.

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