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Elon Musk confronts a fateful tweet and an ‘excruciating’ year

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/business/elon-musk-interview-tesla.html

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Title
Elon Musk Details 'Excruciating' Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil
Published
Aug 16 2018
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2236 words

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    spit-evil-olive-tips
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    This interview gives me a bit of hope that Musk is starting to get his ego under control. His most consistent problem seems to be over-promising and under-delivering. I hope he can rein that in...

    This interview gives me a bit of hope that Musk is starting to get his ego under control. His most consistent problem seems to be over-promising and under-delivering. I hope he can rein that in and set more reasonable expectations for himself around what we non-billionaires would call work-life balance.

    8 votes
    1. dyyyl
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      Maybe he'll even get over his ego enough to stop endangering his workers, or maybe even stop union busting while claiming to be a socialist.

      Maybe he'll even get over his ego enough to stop endangering his workers, or maybe even stop union busting while claiming to be a socialist.

      5 votes
  2. [3]
    rkcr
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    Musk working 120-hour weeks explains a lot. Of course that will lead to tons of mistakes. It sounds like he needs to get better at delegating work and trusting others. No one in such an important...

    Musk working 120-hour weeks explains a lot. Of course that will lead to tons of mistakes.

    It sounds like he needs to get better at delegating work and trusting others. No one in such an important position should be working nearly that hard; if you're CEO, the important thing is to be able to make clear-headed decisions, and that requires rest. Plus, he's setting his companies up for failure if he ever needs to leave for an extended period of time by making himself the lynchpin of it all.

    8 votes
    1. Omnicrola
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      I agree with your point, and think it applies to most every job I can think of. True a CEOs decisions almost always directly affect more people, but even my work as a software developer directly...

      if you're CEO any kind of worker , the important thing is to be able to make clear-headed decisions, and that requires rest

      I agree with your point, and think it applies to most every job I can think of. True a CEOs decisions almost always directly affect more people, but even my work as a software developer directly affects several hundred people just in a different way.

      7 votes
    2. CALICO
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      Over-working and sleep deprivation are no joke. I worked a hellish job a few years back, where I worked several 112-hour weeks in a row. Even when things "calmed down" I was clocking in 96-hour...

      Musk working 120-hour weeks explains a lot.

      Over-working and sleep deprivation are no joke.
      I worked a hellish job a few years back, where I worked several 112-hour weeks in a row. Even when things "calmed down" I was clocking in 96-hour weeks for a few months after. I felt like I was going actually insane. I'd see things in my periphery and get auditory hallucinations. It was like a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.

      6 votes
  3. dubteedub
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    Just an update that shareholders did not like this interview, as well as reports about drug trafficking and other issues within the company. Tesla shares are currently down about 9% today....

    Just an update that shareholders did not like this interview, as well as reports about drug trafficking and other issues within the company.

    Tesla shares are currently down about 9% today.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/tesla-tumbles-3point5-percent-ahead-of-elon-musks-reported-meeting-with-sec.html

    Employees at Tesla’s Nevada gigafactory were allegedly involved in a massive drug ring, stole $37 million worth of precious metals and equipment and illegally spied on former employees at the behest of chief executive Elon Musk, according to a new whistleblower complaint filed against the company.

    https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/16/new-whistleblower-claims-against-tesla-allege-drug-trafficking-theft-and-phone-hacking-coverup/

    3 votes