I tend to like Elon or at least some of his professed ideas and goals but this is gross. Either there is a culture in his companies where people like this are fired without discussion or prodding or it was a direct instruction.

I wonder if these employees tried any internal avenues to voice their concerns before going open with it? If not, it seems more like grand-standing and the firings are more acceptable. But if internal discussions were ignored this is out of line.