The Exit Interview...
Haraldur Thorleifsson decided to conduct his exit interview from Twitter on Twitter. It didn't go well. Here is the blow-by-blow.
By Alexander Muse ¡
Yesterday I saw an interesting Tweet from Haraldur Thorleifsson asking about his status as an employee of Twitter. Elon Musk responded with a simple question, âWhat work have you been doing?â The billionaire clearly knew the answer to the question BEFORE he asked it. Thorleifsson hadnât been doing ANY work for Twitter since Musk took over in October.
Thorleifsson refused to answer citing his confidentiality agreement. In typical Elon fashion, he gave Thorleifsson permission to share his truth publicly. Having been called out by the billionaire Thorleifsson cited his prior Twitter 1.0 workâElon pressed claiming he hasnât âworkedâ for at least four months (i.e. the entire time Elon has owned Twitter).
In another Tweet, Elon explained to Alex Cohen (a former Twitter employee) that Thorleifsson was independently wealthy as a result of the prior sale of his company to Twitter and had told HR that he was unable to type as a result of his disability. Elon pointed out that Thorleifsson didnât seem to have ANY issue âtweeting up a stormâ despite his disability.
Thorleifsson then claimed that his current wealth was made independently unlike Elonâs citing a debunked claim that Elon inherited an emerald mine.
Then he takes a few swipes at Twitter. Reiterating that he cannot use a mouse or type as a result of his disability.
Then Thorleifsson suggests that Elon has revealed âconfidentialâ health informationâThorleifsson has made his disability very much part of his public persona.
Finally, Thorleifsson makes a strange accusation that Elon is unable to go to the toilet on his own.
At the end of the day, it is pretty clear that Thorleifsson hasnât been working at Twitter for quite some timeâbut instead hanging around to finish his earnout (a typical circumstance when startup founders sell out to a public big tech company). For some reason Elon let Thorleifsson continue on after the buyoutâlikely giving him enough rope to hang himself. Ironically, for a disabled person working full-time for Twitter over the past four months Thorleifsson has been very productive. Heâs started a cafe, bar, and cinema in Reykjavik and is about to release his first studio album with his band. Instead of finding a way to get engaged, Thorleifsson spent his time building new businesses, making music, sniping at Elon, and interfering in US elections on behalf of Democrats as he had for years...
