Elon Musk taunts wheelchair-bound Twitter employee he laid off, then apologises for mocking him

Musk first mocked a Twitter employee with disabilities, then had second thoughts and decided to apologise. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back – if you want it.

Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work – only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.