elon muskTesla’s general manager sent a letter circulating on social networks today to company employees. requires returning to face-to-face work or leaving the company.
At this time, neither the company nor Musk himself has confirmed the existence of the letter, but when asked about it on Twitter, Musk seemed to confirm the letter by responding in this way to a user who asked him about the message he received. those who believe it Working in person is “old-fashioned”: “They should pretend to work elsewhere,” he said.
In the letter circulating today and bearing the signature of “Elon”, it is stated as follows: “Anyone who wants to work remotely needs to be in the office (and I mean ‘minimum’) at least 40 hours a week or leave Tesla. This is less than what we want from factory workers,” says the May 31 email.
This email also states that exceptional circumstances will be evaluated and reviewed directly by Musk.
“Moreover, ‘office’ must be a Tesla main officenot a remote branch unrelated to business tasks,” reads the leaked email.
This isn’t the first time the businessman has stood out against telecommunications: last month Musk tweeted: “All the stay-at-home messages about Covid made people believe that you really don’t have to work hard.”
Tesla had a workforce of more than 70,000 workers on US soil at the end of 2020.