employees claimed to have experienced unwanted advances and uncomfortable interactions. Additionally, the accounts included claims of a culture of sexual harassment existing at the company and one where complaints made to executives, managers, and human resources officers went largely unaddressed. In May 2022, a Business Insider article alleged that Musk engaged in sexual misconduct with a SpaceX flight attendant in a private jet in 2016 citing an anonymous friend of the flight attendant. In response, some employees collaborated on an open letter condemning "Elon's harmful Twitter behavior". It also asks the company to clearly define SpaceX's "no-asshole" and "zero tolerance" policies, which it says is unequally enforced from one employee to the next. The next day, Gwynne Shotwell announced that those employees who were involved with the letter had been terminated and claimed that unsponsored, unsolicited surveys were sent to employees during the work day, and that some felt pressured to sign the letter. The company has also been described as having a work culture that pushes employees to work excessively, and was described as fostering a burnout culture. According to a memo by Blue Origin, SpaceX expected very long work hours, work on weekends, and limited use of holidays. References Bundled references Further reading Berger, Eric. Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX. William Collins (2021). Davenport, Christian. The Space Barons; Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos. PublicAffairs (2018). Fernholz, Tim. Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2018). Vance, Ashlee. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping Our Future. Penguin Random House UK (2015). External links SpaceX – ISS Docking Simulator 2002 establishments in California Aerospace companies of the United States American companies established in 2002 Articles containing video clips Commercial launch service providers Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Elon Musk Hawthorne, California Hyperloop Manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles Manufacturing companies established in 2002 Private spaceflight companies Science and technology in Greater Los Angeles Spacecraft manufacturers Technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles Technology companies established in 2002