Elon Musk made news this week following giving an ultimatum to all of his workers at Tesla to return to their offices: if they don’t, they’ll assume they’re fired.
After the news broke, the billionaire said employees “should pretend they work somewhere else” in response to a user who asked how he would respond to people who find in-person work “old-fashioned.”
The case was made worse for Musk following he sent another email to his executives noting that they needed to pause all hiring worldwide because had a “super bad feeling” regarding the economy and needed to cut 10% of the company’s workforcea.
the full mail
The original message of Elon Musk to its employees has been filtered and Insider compiles it in its entirety.
By: Elon Musk
Subject: To be super clear
All in Tesla must spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week. Also, the office should be where your real colleagues are, not in a pseudo remote office. If you don’t show up, we’ll assume you’ve quit.
The higher your position, the more visible your presence should be. That’s why I lived in the factory so long, so those on the line might see me working alongside them. If I hadn’t done that, it’s been a long time Tesla would have broken Of course, there are companies that don’t require this, but when was the last time they shipped a great new product?
Tesla has created and in fact will make the most exciting and significant products of any company on Earth. This will not happen by calling us on the phone.
Gracias,
Elon
the billionaire has criticized remote work and the American work ethic in the past. In May, Musk told The Financial Times that Americans “are trying to avoid going to work” while Chinese workers “don’t even leave the factory.”
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