Elon Musk calls working from home ‘morally wrong’
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk calls working from home ‘morally wrong’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with CNBC’s David Faber on Tuesday, Mr Musk described the people working remotely as “laptop classes”, saying that the issue extended beyond productivity concerns. “I think that the whole notion of work from home is a bit like the fake Marie Antoinette quote, ‘Let them eat cake’,” Mr Musk said. I think it’s morally wrong.” Mr Musk criticised the hypocrisy of expecting service industry workers to go to work while others had the privilege of working from home. Another user, Lora Kolodny, pointed to another CNBC report which said Tesla will carve out deals for “exceptional” employees amid the company’s hardline policy to return to work.

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Elon Musk's old email on remote work being unacceptable goes viral
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk's old email on remote work being unacceptable goes viral

India Today  

Old emails from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, dismissing remote work as “unacceptable” have gone viral on social media. The emails, shared by X user Chris Hladczuk in a post, included two letters Musk addressed to Tesla’s executive staff in May 2022, where he described remote work as a 'threat' to productivity. What the emails said: In the first email dated …

The executive hubris driving five-day in-office mandates
10 months, 1 week ago

The executive hubris driving five-day in-office mandates

BBC  

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Twitter HQ was once a paradise. It’s working with Elon that’s ‘morally wrong’
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter HQ was once a paradise. It’s working with Elon that’s ‘morally wrong’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk …

Musk believes working from home is ‘morally wrong’; ‘It’s messed up to assume…’
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk believes working from home is ‘morally wrong’; ‘It’s messed up to assume…’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk is calling out people who work from home, saying it’s an affront to those who must show up at the workplace. Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer said Tuesday that firing up the laptop from home lowers productivity and also sends the wrong signal to factory workers and other employees …

Elon Musk, in first email to Twitter staff, ends remote work
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk, in first email to Twitter staff, ends remote work

Al Jazeera  

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has told employees at the social media network that they will not be allowed to work remotely, and to prepare for “difficult times ahead”, according to a media report. In his first email to Twitter staff since completing his $44bn takeover close to two weeks ago, the world’s richest man said workers would be expected …

Elon Musk says he prefers work in office but excellent Twitter employees can work from home
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk says he prefers work in office but excellent Twitter employees can work from home

India Today  

For the first time, Elon Musk met Twitter employees during a virtual meeting on Thursday. As for the continuation of the remote working culture as set by Jack Dorsey, Musk said that Twitter employees doing "excellent" work can continue to work from home. During the internal meeting held on Thursday between Musk and Twitter employees, the billionaire said that people …

Elon Musk's authoritarian attitude against remote work could undermine Tesla’s future
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's authoritarian attitude against remote work could undermine Tesla’s future

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently demanded that all Tesla staff return to the office full-time, according to an email sent to executive staff that was leaked on social media. One of Musk's false assumptions involves the idea that employees "pretend" to work from home. And though Musk claims that forcing employees to come to the office under the threat of …

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else
2 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Elon Musk is demanding that Tesla office workers return to in-person work or leave the company. The policy, disclosed in leaked emails Musk sent to Tesla’s executive staff Tuesday, was first reported by electric vehicle news site Electrek. This is less than we ask of factory workers,” Musk wrote, adding that the office must be …

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