Elon Musk reportedly prefers to hire people who've never been laid off

• Elon Musk avoids hiring people who've been laid off, a person involved in hiring at X told Fortune.
• Musk still approves new hires at the social-media company, the person said.
• The billionaire laid off half of X workers when he bought Twitter in 2022.

Elon Musk reportedly still has a hand in hiring at X — and he's got some clear preferences.