Our incident of the day comes from a disgruntled former Rocket worker who complains about what might be the most lame “frat boy” culture always. Either that or she lacks mind, but I’ll return to that point in a moment.
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After learning that the group of eight people had “written and distributed a letter criticizing leader Elon Musk and urging professionals to make the agency’s society more inclusive,” Elon Musk fired Paige Holland-Thielen from her position in 2022.
At last matter, SpaceX had about 9, 500 people, none of whom appear at all disgruntled if you watch all of their launch films like I do.  ,
Yeah, according to the New York Times, the company claimed to have been fired because a letter to them made them feel “uncomfortable, frightened, bullied, and/or angry because it pressured them to sign onto anything that did not reflect their perspectives.”
Next month, the Angry Eight sued for wrongful termination, claiming “rampant physical abuse and a angry’ Animal House’-style work setting at the business”. They even complained about Musk’s articles on X, the social media platform he purchased in 2022, which I love this piece.
Holland-Thielen is back in the news today, with vivid facts about SpaceX’s angry society. Another employees, the fun ones, may apply” their work message to prepare rounds of a drinking game called “nug and chug” where they would try to eat as many chicken nuggets as possible, according to her and Business Insider.
Chicken nuggets? Really? That’s pretty much my only complaint with these revelations, mostly because at 55, my constitution no longer allows me to binge on chicken nuggets. Thank goodness, there is n’t (yet ) the same. true to be icy martinis and single malt scotch.  ,
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She claims that she felt like a “babysitter for frat boys.”
I’m not about to defend hostile work environments, and Holland-Thielen, who quickly landed back on her feet as the Ops Automation Lead at Muon Space, seems to be a real pro who knows her space stuff. I also ca n’t help but think that “bro culture”, which is n’t limited to men any longer, still has a place in American life — and ought to.
Bitchin’.
In less than eight years, this nation went from being a famine to landing men on the moon, in large part due to men who drank their lunch. https ://t.co/xmk7nRtpx8
— Stephen Green ( @VodkaPundit ) July 11, 2024
Today’s NASA, DEI-approved and standing on the shoulders of the giant Apollo program, ca n’t stick to any budget or timetable. SpaceX is on track to launch — and recover for reuse — almost 150 rockets in 2024 alone. Enjoy all the “nug and chug” you can handle, fellas.  ,
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In recent weeks, I’ve been reminded of my favorite scene from the first episode of” Mad Men” for the second time. While the other 99.99 % of the series has left my brain, this moment has stuck for almost 20 years.
After spending the evening with his mistress in the Village, Don Draper and her beatnik/proto-hippie friends eventually end up smoking marijuana while the police conduct a drug seizure in the same building.
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Beatnik:” The cops, you ca n’t go out there”.
Draper:” YOU ca n’t”.
Unseen in this particular YouTube clip is how the police refer to Draper as” Sir.”
I’m not here to support having a mistress or smoking marijuana. But I’m here to tell you a secret that those who get things done have always known. You’ll likely have to blow off some steam and have the latitude to do it if you dress like you deserve respect and work like you want respect.  ,
I do n’t care how many beers SpaceX engineers get at lunch, but when one of those Falcon rockets makes it back to Earth, I ca n’t help but think those guys also deserve a” Sir” award.  ,
And that includes the women doing their part, too.  ,
