Elon Musk.
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  • He talked about sleeping on the factory floor.

  • He wants to show that he is hard at work and not drinking Mai Tais on a tropical island.

  • Musk commented on the photo of his boss sleeping in the office.

During the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York on Friday, Musk opened up about his sleeping habits and the work culture he promotes at his companies.

Musk lived in Nevada for three years in a row. My primary residences were those.

He moved to sleeping on the floor under his desk in order to be seen by his team during shift changes. Musk said that sleeping on the floor made him stink.

He wanted to show employees that he takes his job seriously and was not drinking Mai Tais on a tropical island in order to inspire them to give it their all.

Esther Crawford, the director of product management at Twitter, was sleeping on the office floor when a photo of her was shared by a colleague. Musk's demands for his new employees to work longer hours are highlighted by Crawford's reply.

—Esther Crawford ✨ (@esthercrawford) November 2, 2022

In the past, Musk has talked about his sleep habits. Musk said in an interview that the reason he slept on the floor was not because he couldn't stay at a hotel. I wanted my situation to be worse than everyone else's. I wanted my pain to be worse.

He praised Chinese workers and criticized Americans for their work ethic.

There are a lot of super-talented people in China who believe in manufacturing. They'll also be burning the midnight oil. The oil will be burned at 3 a.m. In America people are trying to avoid going to work, whereas in the factory people will not leave.

Business Insider has an article on it.