He creates publicly with the U.S. securities and exchange Commission, and smoked during Interviews a Joint and is on Twitter as a Trump of the business world: That Elon Musk is in the Public domain but also, as head of Tesla’s eccentric, is not known. With his provocative actions, he sends regularly shares his company Tesla on the mountain and valley journey.
But also his whims and his dealing with the employees of the same, according to a report of a roller coaster ride. The U.S. Portal “Wired” spoke with dozens of former and current employees of the electric car manufacturer. Draw a picture of the Chaos and a company that is controlled by Musks visions of the future, but as of his whims. A young engineer reported, for example, to be at his first Meeting with Musk dismissed. And the mood of the chef.
It had happened on a Saturday evening at 22 o’clock. A production plant did not work. Musk was upset, the engineer should help him to solve the Problem. Musk got him yelled at if he was for the error of the machine. The young man had asked baffled – and had been fired on the spot with the words: “You’re a fucking Idiot! Get out of here and never come back.” The Whole have less than a Minute lasted.
“production and delivery of hell”
Shortly after this Intermezzo Musk fired last fall 700 employees and an additional two percent of the workforce. This was justified with a lack of power. This also showed how bright the nerve layers in the electric car maker. Musk is under intense pressure to get its cars on the road. Many customers are waiting for your order, Tesla has, but both in the production as well as delivery problems. It was the dangers of the “production hell” directly in the “delivery hell,” said Musk to a customer on Twitter, who complained, to have your car not get.
financial problems were Added: the production problems the company has lost “like crazy” money, said Musk. Last year, his company had stood shortly before the end, said Musk in the air of the Axios by the US channel HBO. A former Manager of the company reported to “Wired”, Musk said at this time more often: “Today I have to fire someone.” The Manager told him: “no, you don’t have to.” But Musk had insisted: “But, but, I have to fire someone.” A Tesla spokesman, disagreed with this view, Musk had to make the “difficult but necessary decisions”.
80 – to 100-hour weeks
Musks high demands on his employees, he was notified to expect the Public again and again. To change the world, you have to work 80 to 100 hours per week, he tweeted a little while ago. “No one has saved the world with a 40-hour week.” If you love what you do, not to feel it but to work, added Musk appeasingly. However, not only the required work, the handling with the staff seems the “Wired”according to a report in borderline.
in addition to spontaneous redundancies Musk intimidate its employees to other species. Many managers had come every day with the fear to work, it could be your last day. “There’s this constant feeling of fear,” said a Manager. Another told us he had banned his employees, Musks Desk in the Tesla Gigafactory walk by. So you should protect yourself from unpleasant questions and a possible dismissal. In a meeting Musk had made before the Trouble, a phone is broken. In another he appears a lack of staff on the phone together. His wife had recently given birth to a child, said this. No reason not to go to the phone, it was Musk. To have a child, not keeping one of them to make a phone call. “Everyone at Tesla is in a destructive relationship with Elon,” said a former Executive.
No perfume, fake shoes
Also in the case of candidates had been Musk is a badass. For one thing, he was very sensitive in terms of odors, which is why candidates have been recommended to wear no perfume to the interview. Several people also reported that a candidate was not hired because Musk really liked his shoes. The Person wearing blue shoes, and Musk did not say during the conversation his colleague, that he may the shoes of the candidate. This referred to the qualifications of the candidate. Musk does not have this set. A Tesla spokesman rejected this Version – the reason was the qualification.
A Tesla spokesman said the US Portal “Quartz”, the Story about Tesla on the Portal, “Wired” was overdramatic and a lurid. Internal debates had not been suppressed, and employees had not been without reason, dismissed. “The people with whom he works, are Elon is very important.” (Tages-Anzeiger)
Created: 14.12.2018, 20:19 PM
