There are some unexpected consequences of Musk's cost cutting at the company.
Over the last three days, staff in the office in New York City have seen the effects of the billionaire's decision not to negotiate with the maintenance workers. Two people familiar with the stinky situation and messages seen by Insider say that the stinky situation is getting worse in hallways and work spaces.
The people who asked not to be identified said that toilet paper was not available in the office. Everyone in the office is required to work five days a week.
People familiar with the situation said that employees have been requesting someone at the company to fix the bathroom problem. There was no response as of Thursday afternoon.
In recent weeks, Musk has been trying to save the company by cutting expenses more than expected. Several health andwellness benefits have been cut or taken away, free food and office snacks are limited, and office space in San Francisco continues to serve as sleeping quarters and shower space to cut down on hotel costs. The main data server in the US was shut down last week to save money.
A worker in the New York office said that the lack of basic office necessities such as toilet paper was bad for the company. According to a recent New York Times report, if the company doesn't provide toilet paper by Thursday, employees will likely have to bring their own, as colleagues did in San Francisco. Two people familiar with the company said that a new facilities team was brought in to that office last month.
The lack of an internal IT support team is one of the issues that has arisen as a result of Musk's cost cutting. In Musk's two months of ownership, nearly all of the employees who would help colleagues with work computers and software were either laid off, fired, or resigned. Remaining staff are left with little to no recourse for common issues ranging from broken computer chargers to accidentally being locked out of internal systems required to do their jobs.
It's frustrating for employees who run into issues but also a source of anxiety as it can prevent them from working for a while. One employee said that the main metric for good performance is high productivity.
In order to resolve issues, the main course of action is to ask for help on one of the few remaining public group channels on slack, most of which have been shut down. One of the people said that requests are being sent out in hopes that someone will notice that employees don't know who to ask.
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