Employees at both companies have been told to say goodbye to remote work and return to the office or look for another job.
The New York Times reported that the CEO sent an email to employees that said they need to work at least 40 hours per week.
He had previously told his executive staff that they need to be in a mainTesla office, not a remote branch office unrelated to the job duties, but having their office be in another state.
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit in 2020, the company switched to a remote work lifestyle.
He declared in his email that working remotely is not acceptable for staff.
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.
Musk pointed out that he had a record of going to the office frequently.
The more senior you are, the more visible you must be. I lived in the factory so that people on the line could see me working. If I hadn't done that,Tesla would have gone bankrupt.
The Huffington Post reached out to the company.
Many people were not happy to hear the billionaire's stance on remote work after the email was sent to employees.
Musk replied that people should pretend to work somewhere else if they think coming into work is an antiquated idea.
They should pretend to work somewhere else
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2022
The inventor applauded the employees in China for burning the 3 am oil and slammed American workers for trying to avoid going to work.
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