Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh
Musk demands relentless work hours and extreme dedication, pushing employees to their absolute limits with no room for slacking.
Tesla and SpaceX thrive on near-impossible deadlines, forcing teams to achieve what others consider unrealistic in record time.
From car designs to rocket components, Musk personally reviews details, making last-minute changes that can upend entire projects.
His social media antics, from impulsive tweets to public feuds, have repeatedly put employees in awkward and stressful situations.
Employees who challenge Musk's decisions—like those who criticized his leadership at SpaceX—have faced sudden firings.
SpaceX’s handbook instructed employees to treat Musk’s Twitter feed as an official source of company updates, blurring corporate communication.
Meetings at Musk’s companies sometimes feature crude jokes and unconventional terminology, raising eyebrows among professionals.
Tesla and SpaceX operate with minimal bureaucracy, allowing rapid innovation—but also disregarding traditional corporate structures.
From Twitter mass layoffs to sudden policy changes, Musk’s rapid decision-making can shake up entire industries overnight.