Tough News, Fellow StarSeekers

Elonator sent the following email to SpaceX employees earlier today. Greetings Fellow StarSeekers, I hope this message finds you healthy and content. Sadly, I come to you today with difficult news. Due to some unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances, we have had to let go of 15% of our staff. This was a difficult decision, but ultimately the only one we could make. It was the result of an unfortunate fire, of all things. The details are a little bit complicated, but here's what happened: A few days ago, one of our engineers accidentally set off an explosion in the main engineering bay that caused a fire. As a result of the fire, we were forced to shut down the entire building and evacuate the premises - resulting in losses to both our machinery and personnel alike. As I'm sure you understand, this was an unexpected and unfortunate incident. Unfortunately, the situation has been further complicated by the fact that several members of our team were negligent in their duties leading up to the situation. I do not wish to point fingers, but the truth is that we had multiple warnings and opportunities to prevent the fire from happening before it was too late. To that end, I have been forced to make the difficult but necessary decision to lay off 15% of our team. I know that this news is hard to hear, and that it will cause difficulty for many of us. Nevertheless, these are the difficult decisions we have to make to ensure the continued success of our team. Finally, I would like to offer my deepest condolences, and to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication. We will continue to move forward, and I know you will all remain resilient in the face of adversity. Sincerely, Elonator Muster CEO, SpaceX