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> Elon calls those working at Tesla the “special ops” of the industry. You’re expected to do more with less every single day I hate it when leaders that probab

by tckr 9y ago

> Elon calls those working at Tesla the “special ops” of the industry. You’re expected to do more with less every single day I hate it when leaders that probably never served in the military use metaphors they don't understand for pushing employees to the limit. SpecOps are all about having the best tools for the job, preparation, training, in order to succeed on a mission.

true_religion 9y ago
Supply chain. Special ops are behind enemy lines without access to the supply chain, backup, or ongoing intelligence. And despite all this they must complete more difficult missions. That is doing more with less.
- Asooka 9y ago
  But to compensate for the less, they get more in other areas. The less they're saddled with is dictated by circumstances, not as some form of cost cutting. In fact, no expense is spared on the more they're given - the best training and best equipment. They don't have to do more with less, they have to do more with more, in harsher conditions.
lj3 9y ago
> I hate it when leaders that probably never served in the military use metaphors they don't understand for pushing employees to the limit. It's a brilliant bit of persuasive rhetoric, though. Very few people know what special ops does. They only know what they see in the movies, which is that they're badasses. The best of the best. Elon is taking a negative (no resources for you!) and making his employees think of it in a positive and flattering way (we're the best of the best! Only we can take so little and use it to make so much!). Don't get me wrong, I think this is a reprehensible way to take advantage of your employees. But it's a good lesson that can be applied in other, better ways. It's also good to be able to recognize dark patterns like these so you don't fall victim to them.

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> Elon calls those working at Tesla the “special ops” of the industry. You’re expected to do more with less every single day I hate it when leaders that probab

by tckr 9y ago

true_religion 9y ago
Supply chain. Special ops are behind enemy lines without access to the supply chain, backup, or ongoing intelligence. And despite all this they must complete more difficult missions. That is doing more with less.
- Asooka 9y ago
  But to compensate for the less, they get more in other areas. The less they're saddled with is dictated by circumstances, not as some form of cost cutting. In fact, no expense is spared on the more they're given - the best training and best equipment. They don't have to do more with less, they have to do more with more, in harsher conditions.
lj3 9y ago
> I hate it when leaders that probably never served in the military use metaphors they don't understand for pushing employees to the limit. It's a brilliant bit of persuasive rhetoric, though. Very few people know what special ops does. They only know what they see in the movies, which is that they're badasses. The best of the best. Elon is taking a negative (no resources for you!) and making his employees think of it in a positive and flattering way (we're the best of the best! Only we can take so little and use it to make so much!). Don't get me wrong, I think this is a reprehensible way to take advantage of your employees. But it's a good lesson that can be applied in other, better ways. It's also good to be able to recognize dark patterns like these so you don't fall victim to them.