Musk apparently sent an email to the electric car company's executive staff, which was shared on social media, saying anyone wishing to work remotely must work from the office.
Musk did not deny or confirm the email leak, but suggested it was authentic, writing, "They should pretend to work somewhere else."
The 40-hour requirement is less than we ask of factory workers, Musk wrote under the subject line.
Musk said the office must be a main one, not a remote one unrelated to the job duties, and that an example of a worker living in a different state from a factory they are responsible for.
Forbes asked the company to verify the email.
Everyone at the company is required to spend at least 40 hours a week in the office. We will assume you have resigned if you don't show up.
In the early months of the Covid-19 epidemic, employees were allowed to work from home if they felt unsafe, but in the end, they were not allowed to. Musk came under fire for saying that employees who didn't return to work would be fired. Tech companies are looking at ways to bring employees back to the office. In response to an article on Apple delaying return to the office, Musk shared a lazy dog meme.
If Musk's $44 billion acquisition of the company goes through, it could change the permanent remote work policy. In April, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and entrepreneur said in a twit that employees of the social media company are in for a rude awakening, and shared a story of when Musk caught a group of interns waiting in line for coffee. Musk installed security cameras and threatened to fire interns.
$218.6 billion. According to a real-time wealth tracker, Musk is the richest person in the world.
Making it a little less risky is the result of a Margin Loan from Musk.
The billionaires have lost $124 billion this year.