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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:59 PM 8 hrs ago

Elon Musk suffers mass exodus of employees across all 5 companies: 'The one constant ... is how quickly he burns through d

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Across the five companies he runs and even in his brief foray into government with the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has a well-earned reputation for being a demanding boss. While this trait has helped him build a business empire that spans multiple industries and amass vast personal wealth, it seems that many of those working for him have had enough.

In a detailed report based on conversations with more than a dozen current and former Musk employees, the Financial Times highlighted the massive turnover that has been taking place among the top ranks across all of Musk's companies.

What's happening?

According to the Forbes Billionaires List, Musk is the wealthiest human on Earth, with a personal fortune of nearly $500 billion. However, the same drive and intense focus that led him to that level of financial success can also make him very challenging to work for.

Add in Musk's increasingly controversial political stances, and many employees, both relatively new hires and long-term workers, have decided to take their talents elsewhere.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-suffers-mass-exodus-235000662.html

Would you want to work for that dipshit?
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Elon Musk suffers mass exodus of employees across all 5 companies: 'The one constant ... is how quickly he burns through d (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago OP
Several decades ago I realized PoindexterOglethorpe 6 hrs ago #1
Musk works as much as he does because he has no life. No true friends. No interests. AStern 6 hrs ago #2
Except for the times he attempts to reproduce. Though that only takes a couple of minutes. madinmaryland 6 hrs ago #3

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,116 posts)
1. Several decades ago I realized
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:36 PM
6 hrs ago

that the work ethic of Silicon Valley (100 hour weeks? Really?) was actually worse than counter-productive. People need time off. I read an article a while back which claimed the iPhone probably would have come to market about two years earlier had the people working on it spent 40 hours a week at work, not double or triple that.

AStern

(538 posts)
2. Musk works as much as he does because he has no life. No true friends. No interests.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:42 PM
6 hrs ago

He and others like him are not to be emulated or looked up to.

madinmaryland

(65,596 posts)
3. Except for the times he attempts to reproduce. Though that only takes a couple of minutes.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:46 PM
6 hrs ago
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