Elon Musk has apologized for publicly mocking a former Twitter employee’s disability, but the online spat highlights the struggles that vulnerable employees, including those with disabilities, face in the workplace.
On Tuesday, Musk publicly apologized to Haraldur Thorleifsson, an Icelandic entrepreneur who joined Twitter in 2021 when the social media company bought his design firm. He was fired during the company’s most recent layoffs a few weeks ago.
