One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit is Joseph Killian, the former lead project manager of global design and construction at Twitter. He said Musk’s team instructed him to violate building codes, including removing motion-sensitive lights because they were bothering the staff trying to sleep. The company’s landlord apparently rejected the request, but he still had to hire an electrician to disconnect the lights without permission.
Killian also said that he was told to install cheaper locks for the sleeping quarters that don’t automatically unlock in case of emergency, even though he warned the team that they’d prevent first responders from accessing the rooms. He reportedly quit that day, though somebody else installed the locks afterward. In addition, Killian accused the company of telling him not to divulge those planned changes to city inspectors visiting Twitter HQ. The inspectors only saw the beds and new furniture and had no idea about the violations, the lawsuit stated.
