Posted on 05/07/2024 11:30:21 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Elon Musk is chiding Boeing on social media for employing "too many" non-technical managers amid a wave of ongoing layoffs at his own company, Tesla.
Musk fired off his thoughts on X this week, responding to reporting on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which is set to make a launch attempt on Monday evening after years of delays and setbacks.
In 2014, NASA granted Boeing $4.2 billion and Musk's SpaceX $2.6 billion to develop a commercial crew system that could transport astronauts to the International Space Station. Despite working with a little more than half of the money that Boeing received, SpaceX beat the company to launch, testing its Crew Dragon capsule in May 2020.
Musk seemed to imply in his Monday tweet that part of the reason Boeing racked up more than a billion dollars in cost overruns is because of its approach to management.
"Too many non-technical managers at Boeing," Musk tweeted.
Technical managers typically oversee technical projects, offering hands-on experience and subject matter expertise in hard skills like coding and software engineering. Non-technical managers, meanwhile, tend to be focused on broader aspects of a company like strategic planning, communication, and decision-making.
Musk has opined about non-technical managers in the past, writing in a May 2020 tweet that he "strongly" believes "all managers in a technical area much be technically excellent."
"Managers in software must write great software or it's like being a cavalry captain who can't ride a horse!" the billionaire wrote.
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Any volounteers for going up in that Boeing spaceship?
Non-technical managers, meanwhile, tend to be focused on broader aspects of a company like strategic planning, communication, and decision-making.
Musk could buy 90% of corp America and instantly, dramatically cut costs.
He knows these payrolls are overloaded with do nothing social activists.
Musk has done good/great things with SpaceX and X, however, Tesla is and will remain a dumpster fire.
Let’s not forget as well that SpaceX is funded directly by the Federal government for the most part, and Tesla couldn’t sell its EVs without huge government subsidies.
Also, X was a declining property when Musk overpaid $40B for it, and it continues to operate in the red. That said, Musk struck a blow for the 1st Amendment and free speech when he took over.
A mixed bag certainly, but a net positive for the USA and liberty.
He should buy Boeing.
Have seen other outfits destroyed by too many non- tech managers. It is a known way to fux up an engineering coolant or agency.
>>Any volounteers for going up in that Boeing spaceship?<<
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It looks like Jeff Bozo’s Blue Veined Throbber rocket, topped with the MEATUS 1 capsule. Only longer and thinner.
He’s right. Boeing has too many non-airplane people making decisions on how to build airplanes.
“Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.” ~ Putt’s Law
Well, he got that one right.
Make sure the bulkhead door is latched closed before you take off.
IIRC-—MUSK GOT LOANS, which he PAID back early—with interest.
Green eye shade pencil necks ruin every company they run.
This only makes sense, because after McEnerney the real product of Boeing is paper. Stock certificate paper.
>>there are too many non-technical managers at Boeing<<
That is not just a problem at Boeing but all over US industry.
Musk has a great track record, but nowadays he has also taken up abusing drugs (ketamine, maybe others) and his company’s first truck doesn’t seem a success so far.
Boeing, as with most large companies, has far too many people without any concern for profit and productivity.
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