The policy, revealed in leaked emails sent by Musk to Tesla executives on Tuesday, was first reported by the electric vehicle news site Electrek.
“Anyone who wants to work remotely must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean * minimum *) of 40 hours per week or leave Tesla. That’s less than we want from factory workers, “Musk wrote, adding that the office should be the employee’s primary workplace where other workers with whom they interact are based – not a remote branch that doesn’t is related to official duties’.
Musk said he would personally consider any request for a waiver from politics, but for the most part, “If you don’t show up, we’ll assume you’ve resigned.”
Tesla (TSLA) did not respond to a request for comment on the policy change, but Musk seemed to confirm this in his own tweet early Wednesday when asked on Twitter: “Hey, Elon … any further comments to people who think that coming to work is an outdated notion? “Musk replied:” They have to pretend to work elsewhere. “The policy is completely at odds with that of another technology company Musk is trying to buy, Twitter (TWTR), which previously announced that employees can continue to work from home “forever” if they prefer. “Where you feel most productive and creative is where you work, and that includes working from home full-time forever,” CEO Parag Agraval wrote in a note to nearly 100,000 Twitter employees in March, just before interest. of Musk to own the social media platform. was revealed. However, this will not be the case with Tesla. It is especially important to see senior executives in the office, Musk said, adding that this is one of the reasons he essentially lives at Tesla’s Fremont plant in California, when the company struggled to increase production in 2017 and 2018.
“If I hadn’t done that, Tesla would have gone bankrupt a long time ago,” he wrote. “Of course there are companies that don’t require this, but when was the last time they sent a great new product? It’s been a while. “
He added: “Tesla has and will create and actually produce the most exciting and significant products of any company on Earth,” he added. “It won’t happen when you call.”
Surveys show that the majority of office workers prefer the opportunity to work from home. Following the reopening of offices following the shutdown of Covid-19, many companies outside of Twitter have announced increased flexibility for employees who want to work remotely, in part as a way to retain or attract talent in a particularly tight job market. But the richest man in the world does not seem concerned about this dynamic.
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