I Got Fired From Tesla After Posting Negative Comments About Elon Musk On X – I Didn’t Receive Any Warning, and The Termination Letter Was Left On My Doorstep. I Had All My Access Revoked, Including My Badge

Houssem Ben Ayed, a Tesla software engineer at the Berlin factory, says he was recently let go after posting a negative comment about Elon Musk on X.

Houssem, who goes by the username “@crypt0x_0,” wrote a few weeks ago…

“Can some of you stop *sucking up* to Elon Musk so much? Grow up, he won't make you pregnant anytime soon.”

Houssem’s comment really caught people's attention on X, especially a reply from a Tesla fan saying, “delete this before you get fired,” which has now been viewed over 1.5 million times.

This was on July 30, and fast-forward a few weeks, and yesterday, Houssem revealed to the world that he has been fired from Tesla.

He shared the development writing…

“I actually got fired from Tesla.

Well, the good news is that I'm open to opportunities again.

At Tesla, I was working on computer vision and reinforcement learning.

What I'm good at:

- Machine learning (PyTorch, JAX...)

- RL (GRO, on VLAs and LLMs)

- Computer vision (OpenCV and 20 other closed-source programs, all rewritten by me)

- Python

- Zig

- TS/JS

- Rust

- Backend development

I'm also open to anything interesting and confident that I can join any project and start contributing within a day.

I can work in Germany (in-person or remote) or remotely.

Fun fact: In Tunisia, before I took the job at Tesla, I was earning more (before and after taxes) than here in Germany—I just wanted to work on really cool stuff at Tesla.”

Below his post, Houssem shared a picture of his termination letter, which reads…

“Termination of your employment

We hereby terminate the employment relationship with you during the probationary period with due notice as of 7.10.2025 and, as a precautionary measure, as of the next permissible date.

The works council was duly consulted on the termination.

We request that you return all company property still in your possession to us in Grünheide on your last day of work.

We regret having to take this step. We wish you all the best for your future career and life.”

This is definitely a swift act on Tesla’s part, and Houssem gives more context about the termination.

Houssem mentions he was hired by Tesla two years ago and was fired two weeks before completing his probation period, just as he was about to receive a promotion.

He claims Tesla did not provide a reason for his dismissal, but he cannot think of any cause besides the X post, especially since he received an “excellent” rating on his most recent performance review.

He continues to write…

“I had two weeks left until my probation ended.

No warning, no one-on-ones, no communication. I found a termination letter at my doorstep, informing me that all my access had been revoked, including my badge.

I'm not sure if it was that post (or any other), but I received an excellent performance review and was set up for a promotion!

My manager and HR refused to give a reason (which they can because I’m still on probation).

Although I started interviewing for remote roles last week because my manager stopped looking me in the eyes and was acting really weird.

However, I also wanted to return to Tunisia to support my family during a particularly difficult time.”

From the evidence he provided, Houssem appears to have been fired for his social media post criticizing Elon Musk.

However, looking at the comments, a lot of Tesla fans supported his dismissal.

A Tesla fan, Klos, writes…

“Why did you expect not to get fired after posting vulgar comments about the company owner on his platform? Any doubt about why it happened? It's like being invited to a party and writing "the host sucks" on the wall.”

Another Tesla fan writes…

“Why would you post that about your boss? Ever, at any company?”

A third Tesla fan, Sage Williams, writes…

“I can't think of any job where they'd not fire you for saying something like that about the boss.”

A fourth Tesla fan, Felix Zaslavskiy, writes…

“The reason for your firing seems obvious.”

Overall, looking at the comments, Tesla fans appear to support Houssem’s termination. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.