Elon Musk's outbursts of anger are always a topic of conversation.
A new book is now fueling the allegations again - and provides concrete examples.
Some celebrate him as an unreached visionary * - critics consider him a ruthless egomaniac.
It is said that his employees in particular suffer from his outbursts of anger.
On some days, managers are said to have asked their team members to adhere to very special rules if they care about their job.
A book now provides new topics for conversation.
Elon Musk's success is also based on "atmosphere of fear"
In “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century”, established Wall Street Journal journalist Tim Higgins reports on Musk's seemingly never-ending
outbursts of anger
.
According to Higgings, it is part of Elon Musk's recipe for success
to create
an
“atmosphere of fear”
at Tesla.
The founder was obsessed with making the electric car a success, a Spiegel report quotes the author.
And for Musk that obviously didn't just mean sleeping on the factory floor at night or giving interviews in T-shirts that hadn't changed in three days.
He should also demand everything from his employees - and obviously disregards any ethical limits.
Outbursts of anger among employees
His famous outbursts of anger are not meant to stop at factory workers or managers and engineers.
Before each leadership meeting, for example, “who he would devour today,” reports Higgins, according to
Spiegel
.
Some examples:
When there was a “riot” among workers at a factory in Fremont, California in 2016 because Musk had called for extra weekend shifts to increase production, he reportedly yelled at his management team:
“I could go naked with Mai Tais on my own island Supermodels drink, but I don't, ”
said the angry Tesla boss.
“Instead, I'm here with you guys, working my ass off.
I don't want to hear about how tough everyone is in this factory. "
At another meeting with engineers, in which he is said to have yelled around, an engineer quit without notice during the meeting.
The Tesla boss then felt provoked and yelled after him.
He
is said to have run after
another who had quit his
job as far as the parking lot
- to continue insulting him there.
He is said to have greeted another employee who had drawn his displeasure the next day with the words:
"I thought I had fired you yesterday."
Also read:
Applying to Tesla: Elon Musk reveals which applicants he really values.
Musk doesn't comment on allegations in Higging's book
Musk himself has not yet commented
specifically on the accusations of higging that the journalist raises in his book.
According to his own information, this is said to have tried several times to win the Tesla boss for a conversation
.
On Twitter, Musk only commented on the book in connection with an alleged Apple takeover: "He managed to make the book wrong and at the same time boring," said the Tesla boss.
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.
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