You'd think from all Elon Musk's press with DOGE that this is his only job. But he's actually simultaneously CEO of 4 major companies, which explains how he's spread a bit too thin to correctly supervise the "Big Balls" layoff machine.
So he has both the authority to do that and also has shareholders and employees believing that can multitask. That's not true of others. It's not like he's hiding it or lying about it like many people who secretly work multiple remote jobs do.
The suggestion that, "It's not a good comparison because he's a boss and he can make the rules," might be technically true, fine, but it doesn't make it any less hypocritical.
Then do that wherever you have authority to do for subordinates, and for companies you found or are CEO of. Maybe you already did, do tell us about your accomplishments. Telling others how to run their own company feels strange, especially given how Musk led two companies to great success.
> he can fuck right off
With what authority or credentials do you say that? That is just your opinion that a lot of others don't seem to share, and they actually put their money where their mouth is, by being shareholders, investors and employees. Or hiring him like Trump did.
You are free to short Tesla stock if you truly believe that. Or quit if you're a Tesla employee or in one of his other companies. You're free to vote and campaign against his boss in the govt.
A lot of people work multiple jobs and are hired while being transparent about them. I don't see a problem with that if their superiors are okay with it.
He lead SpaceX and Tesla to great success, so a lot of people think he has proven that he can multitask successfully. If you or your subordinates(if you have any) have not proven to be capable of doing then don't automatically assume absolutely no one in the world can do that.
Only if you care about your TSLA shares. I can say he's done an awful job from a quality and worker standpoint just fine.
>With what authority or credentials do you say that?
Being (or striving to being) a moral human being.
>You are free to short Tesla stock if you truly believe that.
1. I'm not a fan of gambling with monopoly money
2. How does that even work? Shorting is predicting it falls and comes back up. I do not predict that. I know that TSLA is a meme stock held up my Musk's personality. THe moment he's out of the governmental picture it will fall. The moment he steps down it'll fall like a rock. If it falls a lot, it's not coming back up for a decade+, assuming the new owners are even interested in long term value.
>A lot of people work multiple jobs and are hired while being transparent about them. I don't see a problem with that if their superiors are okay with it.
The superior's superior is us. I'm not okay with the blatant conflict of interest. Carter over 50 years ago had to sell off his peanut farm to tale office. Musk meanwhile is geting government contacts while slashing others. It's so blatant.
>He lead SpaceX and Tesla to great success, so a lot of people think he has proven that he can multitask successfully.
And the employee accounts I read lead me to believe they had to work around Musk, not with Musk. The moment he goes hands on he does the same song and dance; recklessly fire a bunch of people who make him feel bad, scramble to try to get the best people back, and cause a lot of long term damage. He literally can't access all of his SpaceX facilities because he's not classified.
It's sad this propaganda that "he did and lead this" works so well even on other people in tech when these stories have been out there for decades.
Thanks for the advice! I already happen to do my best to act by that ideal, but I appreciate the support. As it happens, I actually haven't told Elon how to run his companies, but if you know of a way I could reach him directly, please let me know!
>Telling others how to run their own company feels strange, especially given how Musk led two companies to great success
He's welcome to run his businesses however he chooses to, just as we're all welcome to our own opinions about how he runs his businesses.
>With what authority or credentials do you say that?
What an odd perspective, believing that someone needs to have some kind of "authority" over someone else, or some kind of vetted "credentials", in order to be able to tell them to piss off if they see something they don't like. I'd be curious how you feel, generally, about questioning authority.
>That is just your opinion that a lot of others don't seem to share...
I hate to do this, but in point of fact, my first response in this thread, at the time of this comment, has 13 upvotes. My second response has 8 upvotes. Your initial response to my first comment has been downvoted enough to be greyed out. Seems like public sentiment 'round these parts is in favor of my perspective.
Just because a relative handful of people (compared to the planet's entire population) throws some cash at him in the hopes of generating more wealth for themselves means nothing in this context other than they think whatever he's doing is fine as long as they get richer. I don't believe in obtaining wealth by treating people poorly, but go ahead and keep on keeping on if you do.
And please, spare me the argument that we should "trust" the opinion of someone who has very clearly been proven to be a notorious liar.
>You are free to short Tesla stock if you truly believe that. Or quit if you're a Tesla employee or in one of his other companies. You're free to vote and campaign against his boss in the govt.
I'm also free to voice my opinions whenever I feel like it. Isn't that neat? I kinda prefer to keep my actions localized, by demonstrating what I believe to be good values towards those I interact with on a daily basis. Ya know, leading by example.
>A lot of people work multiple jobs and are hired while being transparent about them. I don't see a problem with that if their superiors are okay with it.
I never said that there was anything wrong with holding multiple jobs, and I encourage it if folk want to do that! What I take issue with is demanding absolute focus and absolute dedication from your teams, and being an asshole about it, while not doing the same yourself.
>He lead SpaceX and Tesla to great success, so a lot of people think he has proven that he can multitask successfully. If you or your subordinates(if you have any) have not proven to be capable of doing then don't automatically assume absolutely no one in the world can do that.
"Great success" in this context isn't important to me, and never will be. I don't care what you've achieved if you've had to be a lying, hypocritical asshole to get there.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/delaware-judge-rejects-request...