I have gotten in some fights with people here who basically worship Elon and are willing to overlook anything. I admire, but do not worship him.
My niece’s husband gave up a very lucrative job at an oil refinery to go to work for Tesla. He did this because he was a great admirer of Elon Musk and wanted to work in one of his companies. It was a big mistake. He eventually had to quit and they are now living in a travel trailer next to his mother’s house while he is working any job that he can get.
My nephue-in-law is a bright guy and I am sure all will turn out well for him, but it was a lesson learned. Don’t change careers to follow one of the big shots that you think is great. It probably won’t turn out that well for you.
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There must be more to the story than “he eventually had to quit” that explains why it is so bad to work for Musk.
Elon knows how much it sucks to run a car company in the bay area. There are a lot of people like him that thought Robots can do everything and you won’t need people.
He wouldn’t be moving to TX if he still believed what he believed 10 years ago and now realizes fanboy love only goes so far.
We are watching Elon change before our eyes. It may be an attempt to get new fanboys, but the ones he is now going after are the “trust but verify” type.