Tesla wants to set up a litigation department to initiate and carry out lawsuits. (File)
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, recently posted a job ad on Twitter, and netizens couldn’t help but fool the billionaire.
A day after reports surfaced of sexual harassment allegations against Elon Musk – which he denounced as “completely untrue” – the Tesla CEO tweeted that his automaker would set up a “hardcore litigation department” to “directly initiate and pursue lawsuits.” – with the team reporting directly to him.
In a Twitter threat, Mr Musk wrote: “My pledge: we will never seek victory in a fair case against us, even if we are likely to win [and] We will never surrender/settle an unjust case against us, even if we are likely to lose.” He added that he was “looking for hardcore street fighters, not white-shoe lawyers,” and that “there will be blood.”
Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we initiate and execute lawsuits directly. The team will report directly to me.
Please submit 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
Mr Musk asked potential candidates to provide three to five bullet points that show “evidence of exceptional ability.” In response, Twitter users decided to have some fun, as some users mocked Mr Musk for finding the best legal minds in the world on social media, while others made hilarious points, just like the Tesla boss did had demanded.
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“Because if I wanted to assemble a team of the best legal minds in the world, Twitter would be absolutely the first place I would go,” he wrote a user. Another shared three bullet points: “1. In July 2017 I drank 69 beers in one day 2. I have an encyclopedic knowledge of pubs in Arizona 3. I graduated magna cum laude from a Tier 1 law school. These are in order of importance”. A third user said she had “great experience stealing coffee from Harvard Law.”
1. Third fastest runner in my class
2. Responded to each of your tweets
3. Can burp the ABC
4. Ate 19 Oreos in one sitting
5. Able to swim on their back without a life jacket— greg (@greg16676935420) May 20, 2022
• I went to trade school
• I like green beans
• I’m 6’4”
• I can read and write English and Spanish
• I’m going a little bald, which is a testament to my wisdomYou have 2 hours.
— Quinn Nelson (@SnazzyQ) May 20, 2022
To: [email protected]
Subject: Hardcore Litigation Division Staff (Applicant)• Helped my mother with her lawsuits????⚖️
• My mother said I was smarter than her????
• I am Libra⚖— Not_Elm0????????? (@Not_Elm0) May 21, 2022
1. In July 2017 I drank 69 beers in one day
2. I have encyclopedic knowledge of Arizona pubs
3. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from a Tier 1 Law School
These are ordered by importance.
— Note Heywood (@NoteHeywood) May 20, 2022
Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that Business Insider reported Thursday that SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit for an unnamed private jet flight attendant who accused Mr. Musk of embarrassing himself to her . The article quoted an anonymous person who claimed to be a friend of the flight attendant.
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On the same day, however, Elon Musk denounced the “absolutely untrue” claims. He said that “it never happened” and asked the anonymous person to describe a matter unknown to the public.