Elon Musk Just Shouldn’t Be a CEO
Elon Musk seems a bit of a jerk.
Wait, are you judging from his misguided hair transplant? You’re the Jerk.
No, it isn’t about his weird puffy appearance at all. This is about the host of things that would make the self-conscious blush. A series of strategic mistakes that will not be forgotten.
Let’s take a look at look at the evidence.
Evidence #1: Twitter and Coronavirus
Ah, is panic ever a good thing? Let’s look at that date again. March 6th?
That aged well.
I’m sure as the pandemic went on, he modified his views, right? So on March 19, he’d know this was a serious problem, right?
Still, everyone makes mistakes. I’m sure he helped people understand the benefits of vaccines and not add to the doubts, people had in 2021.
That last Tweet probably cost a few lives.
It’s OK. Musk lives on.
Evidence #2: Pedo Guy and Twitter Tweets
Everyone makes mistakes on Twitter. It’s not like he called one of the divers who saved those Thai footballers (now a major motion picture) a pedophile. Wonder if he got any details from his private investigator tasked with digging up dirt on the diver.
Or that time he committed securities fraud.
Maybe these Tweets are just shooting from the hip, but Musk is aiming down with his poor behavior (on the platform he owns!).
Down to whom? I mean “Pronouns suck” or telling his own employees not to unionize or lose stock options (more on Tesla’s employees later).
But he’s a genius, right?
Evidence #3: The ineffective employer
He wouldn’t hurt his own employees though, not during the coronavirus pandemic! Surely not!
He couldn’t possibly open a factory in violation of a public health order?
He’s a great guy! He’d be open to whistleblowers to get the best out of his factory, right?
How many car companies have the readers of this blog set up? So Musk is beyond criticism.
Evidence #4: The toxic workplace
If you thought Uber is a bad place to work, take a look at Tesla and discover the poor employer in Tech.
Let’s put it this way: One employee called the sexual harassment rampant at Tesla. The Washington Post went ahead with the story.
The rampant racism cost them $137 million dollars.
At this point, I don’t feel surprised.
What we can learn from this
It isn’t just that Elon Musk is a divisive character (although he is).
You might love, and you might hate the guy.
Rather, the problem is that those working for him can be divided into groups. Developer against Developer.
It’s not great. It’s even worse when those developers are working in Elon Musk’s company.
The firing of a great software developer’s team has led to a less effective Twitter. It just isn’t a good look.
Isn’t this another criticism that focuses on appearances?
Conclusion
Would you have someone with this overall attitude as your CEO?
Would you have someone who treated people this way as your CEO?
Did someone mention cheating && values?
Come on Tesla, you can do better.
You can say that, but with Musk at the help, it’s not going to happen.