Sending a message like that is part of the work to ensure the culture of your organization allows it. Otherwise managers at all kinds of levels will bring with them their own ideas of whether or not this is acceptable, and act accordingly.
Besides, this is unusual for a company the size of SpaceX. In most companies of some size I've worked at, most people may have the CEO's e-mail. Maybe. But usually the one filtered by a PA. But most of them don't have the CEO's cellphone number.
> Also, does he really think a person can send a message like that - when their manager does not agree - without torpedoing their career?
If this is usually the case, does that not mean that all organizations needs to work on their culture? So what is the issue with sending am message like that again?
Besides, this is unusual for a company the size of SpaceX. In most companies of some size I've worked at, most people may have the CEO's e-mail. Maybe. But usually the one filtered by a PA. But most of them don't have the CEO's cellphone number.
> Also, does he really think a person can send a message like that - when their manager does not agree - without torpedoing their career?
If this is usually the case, does that not mean that all organizations needs to work on their culture? So what is the issue with sending am message like that again?