Who is ex-Twitter employee Haraldur Thorleifsson, net worth, education, company and disability
A fight started between Haraldur Thorleifsson, a disabled Twitter worker, and Elon Musk, the owner of the social media site, know Haraldur’s net worth
Thorleifsson said that he and about 200 other Twitter employees had no longer been able to use their work computers. But Musk fought back by questioning Thorleifsson’s work and saying that he was rich and not working because he had a disability.
Thorleifsson tweeted at Musk on March 6 and asked if he had been fired because he couldn’t get to his work computer. “Dear @elonmusk, Nine days ago, I and about 200 other Twitter employees lost access to our work computers. But your head of HR can’t say for sure if I work for you or not. You haven’t replied to any of my emails. If enough people retweet this, maybe you’ll answer?”
Who is ex-Twitter employee Haraldur Thorleifsson, net worth, education, company and disability story
Hi again @elonmusk 👋
I hope you are well.
I’m fine too. I’m thankful for your interest in my health.
But since you mentioned it, I wanted to give you more info.
I have muscular dystrophy. It has many effects on my body.
Let me tell you what they are: https://t.co/2vb16kP6Yv
— Halli (@iamharaldur) March 7, 2023
Musk replied by asking Haraldur Thorleifsson to explain what work he had been doing for Twitter. Thorleifsson said that he had worked on design projects that were still going on.
The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm.
Can’t say I have a lot of respect for that.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 7, 2023
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When people on Twitter started to talk about the tweets, Musk wrote: “The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm. Can’t say I have a lot of respect for that.”
Elon Musk describes Haraldur Thorleifsson wealthy and prominent
Musk went on to say that Thorleifsson is rich and has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy”. “The reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout,” the Twitter owner said. “From what I’ve been told, he’s done almost no work for the past four months, middle-management or otherwise.”
But that wasn’t the end of the story. Thorleifsson replied again and said that he asked Musk in public because no one at Twitter was answering his private messages. He said that Musk had “every right” to fire him, but he would have liked to know.
Who is Haraldur Thorleifsson?
Haraldur Thorleifsson started the company Ueno, which he ran for a few years before Twitter bought it in 2021. He has two degrees from the University of Iceland and was given the Icelandic medal of chivalry, The Order of the Falcon, by the president of Iceland for his work on social issues in Iceland. Thorleifsson is married and has two kids.
He also runs a fund that paid for the construction of 100 wheelchair ramps in Reykjavik in just eight months. Haraldur Thorleifsson said on Twitter that he has muscular dystrophy, a disease that affects many parts of his body. Since he was 25, he has used a wheelchair and needs help to get in and out of bed and to use the bathroom. He also talked about his fingers and how well he could type.
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While his net worth isn’t known, he is said to have sold his company to Twitter for $100 million. He paid ISK 592 million in tax for the sale in 2021.
Not just an "employee", Elon…
"Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter "employee" Haraldur Thorleifsson…" As per his termination contract, because he sold his company to Twitter, you must pay him USD$100 million to fire him to end his employment.
"SAN FRANCISCO… https://t.co/MVUYzXroIt pic.twitter.com/kaRO2skriz
— VOGUE4VAGABONDS (@vogue4vagabonds) March 8, 2023
When Haraldur Thorleifsson, the former Twitter employee who Elon Musk publicly mocked, sold his company to Twitter in 2021, he negotiated for the majority of the sale to be paid in wages in order to be taxed at Iceland's higher rate of 46% instead of the 22% capital gains rate. pic.twitter.com/S708NRUTtT
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) March 7, 2023
Musk is always on a lookout to tweet something controversial
Elon Musk is known for getting into fights with people on Twitter all the time. He has done this with everyone from other billionaires to regular Twitter users. Musk’s willingness to fight online has gotten him a lot of criticism, with some saying that he shouldn’t act that way as a CEO.
Musk has kept using Twitter to air his grievances, despite the backlash. His online fights have only made his already controversial public image even more so. Some of Musk’s fights have been about his personal life, but others have had real-world effects, like when he got in trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission for tweeting about Tesla’s stock price.
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