[concordDance]

> apparently SpaceX have a load of people who basically are a buffer between Musk and the bits of the company that actually get the job done.

Every company I've worked for has this, its very common.

Also, I suspect this is the same story being repeated rather than being sourced from multiple different spacex middle managers. (Which doesn't mean its untrue, just don't assume hearing something in multiple places means it has more than one root source)