Elon Musk said Tesla Employees return to their offices or leave the company for at least 40 hours a week. A similar email was sent to SpaceX. According to the New York Times..
Musk said in two separate emails that people had to appear in Tesla’s main office for at least 40 hours a week. “If you don’t show up, we consider you to resign,” he said in one of the emails. First reported by Electrek It is also obtained by CNBC.
“Anyone who wants remote work must be in the office for at least 40 hours a week (that is, * minimum *) or leave Tesla,” Musk said in his first email, according to Electrek. “This is less than we ask factory workers.”
“If there are particularly exceptional contributors who cannot do this, I will directly review and approve those exceptions,” the email continued.
“Of course, some companies don’t need this, but when did they last ship a great new product? It’s been a while,” Musk wrote in a second email sent. He added that it was important for senior employees to show their presence, which is why he “lived a lot in the factory”, and without him, “Tesla went bankrupt long ago. Let’s do it. “
“Tesla creates and actually manufactures the most exciting and meaningful products of any company on the planet. This doesn’t happen by making a phone call,” he added.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk will speak at an event in Hawthorne, California on April 30, 2015.
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In response to inquiries about leaked emails from Twitter accounts known to promote the CEO and Tesla, Mask said: “They should pretend to work somewhere.”
The candid CEO is known for his intenseness Expectations for work, especially Of factory workersPush them to achieve very ambitious production goals.
For example, when the number of Covids was increasing in California in April 2020, musk Health restrictions The “fascist” of the rant during the announcement of the company’s financial results. He also continued to operate his company’s factory in Fremont, California. Despite health orders However, there was no influence from the state or Alameda County.
Other big tech companies have not yet forced all workers back into the office. To maintain talent during what is called “mass layoff” Amazon, Apple, alphabet When Meta Allow at least some remote workDepends on the location and location of the employee.
In contrast, Atlassian When Airbnb Allow now Remote work All year round..
Musk did not immediately respond to the request for comment.
One of the mask emails posted by CNBC is:
From: Elon Musk
everyone”
Tuesday. May 31, 2022 [time stamp redacted]
Subj: Very clear
Everyone at Tesla needs to spend at least 40 hours a week in the office. In addition, the office should be where the actual colleagues are, not the remote pseudo-office.
If you do not appear, we consider you to resign.
The older you are, the more visible your presence should be. So I lived in a factory so I could see the people in line seeing me working together. If I hadn’t done that, Tesla would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Of course, some companies don’t need this, but when was the last time you shipped a great new product? long time no see.
Tesla creates and actually manufactures the most exciting and meaningful products of any company on the planet. This does not happen when I make a call with.
Thank you,
Elon
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CNBC’s Lora Korodny contributed to this report.
