In the five companies he directs and even in his brief incursion into the government with the Government’s efficiency department, Elon Musk has a well -gained reputation for being a demanding boss. While this trait has helped him build a commercial empire that covers multiple industries and accumulates a vast personal wealth, it seems that many of those who work for him have had enough.
In a detailed report based on conversations with more than a dozen current and previous employees of Musk, Financial Times highlighted the massive billing that has been carried out among the best ranges in all Musk companies.
According to the Forbes billionaire list, Musk is the richest human on earth, with a personal fortune of almost $ 500 billion. However, the same impulse and the intense approach that led him to that level of financial success can also make it very difficult to work.
Add the increasingly controversial political positions of Musk, and many employees, both relatively new employees and long -term workers, have decided to bring their talents to another part.
“The only constant in Elon’s world is the speed with which he burns the deputies,” said an anonymous anonymous advisor to FT. “Even the Board jokes, there is time and then ‘Tesla Time’ is. It is a spirit of work in the style of the 24/7 campaign.
Mike Liberatore, who served as Financial Director of the Musk XAI startup for only three months before leaving for his OpenAi rival, explained the expectations on LinkedIn.
“102 days-7 days per week in the office; more than 120 hours per week,” Liberatore published on the business networks site, by FT.
For some high -level employees in Musk companies, this lack of balance between work and life seemed to have been the main reason for their exits.
“I love my two young children and I can’t see them enough,” said Robert Keele, former XAI general advisor, who left in August after only 16 months at the Musk-Dunning company, according to FT.
For others, Musk’s political and social views promoted their desire to leave. Some of the current and previous employees who spoke with FT expressed concern about Musk’s support for extreme right elements in the United States and Europe, as well as with their controversial social points of view. Many of these employees said they feared conversations with family and friends regarding Musk’s policy.
“I love Tesla and my time there,” said a former anonymous employee who spoke with FT. “But no one who knows that he is not thinking of politics.
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