Elon Musk因向联邦工人发送令人不解的工作理由电子邮件而面临批评。 Elon Musk faces criticism for sending unsettling job-justification emails to federal workers.

参议员Tina Smith和其他人批评Elon Musk向联邦工人发送电子邮件, 要求他们为工作辩解或冒失去工作的风险。 Senator Tina Smith and others criticized Elon Musk for sending federal workers an email demanding they justify their jobs or risk losing them. 穆斯克,不是他们的老板, 把它描述为“基本脉搏检查”。 Musk, not their boss, described it as a "basic pulse check." 然而,法律专家说,将不答复作为辞职处理可能是非法的。 However, legal experts say treating non-responses as resignations may be illegal. 有几个机构告诉雇员,他们不需要回应。 Several agencies told employees they need not respond. Musk为电子邮件辩护, 要求批评者分享自己每周的成就。 Musk defended his email, asking critics to share their own weekly accomplishments.