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says the guy who still has a few millions on the bank when he drops all his jobs. This is really the kind of stuff where an entrepreneur who never really worked
by erikb 9y ago
says the guy who still has a few millions on the bank when he drops all his jobs. This is really the kind of stuff where an entrepreneur who never really worked a real job to pay rent (i.e. because he has no alternative) is a really bad manager. The advise sounds reasonable on paper, but that's simply not how people work.
- mixedCase 9y agoThis is a recommendation he's passing onto his own employees.
- mehrdadn 9y ago> This is a recommendation he's passing onto his own employees. I think it was clear the parent already understood that when they said >> This is really the kind of stuff where [he] is a really bad manager.
- Reedx 9y agoEh, I don't think that's fair. You're talking about someone who used to budget $1/day for food and showered at the YMCA.
- carlosdp 9y agoYea the guy basically went bankrupt back when SpaceX and Tesla weren't yet doing so hot and almost lost everything. He gets pretty emotional talking about it even [0]. Whatever you think of him, I would caution confusing extreme optimism and directness for being out of touch. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P8UKBAOfGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P8UKBAOfGo
- shanghaiaway 9y agoCompletely different. It isn't about being wealthy or not. Musk has never had a 9 to 5 job so he doesn't understand how that world works. Nobody just walks out of meetings like that.
- erikb 9y agoI agree, however I don't think it's "just" the 9-5 job. If you had a big safety net and could move into your moms big house when sh*t hits the fan, even then having a 9-5 job you would still not follow some rules. But when you are so poor (like most people) that you really require not to lose your job, then is when you really have to do things you don't like just so your manager doesn't get pissed about you.
- rofrol 9y agoYup, that's why Elon is making a company rule to leave a meeting when you think you don't contribute to anymore.
- cheeze 9y agoHave you... Ever read anything about his early life? He wasn't dirt poor but he certainly wasn't born into wealth.
- senatorobama 9y agoWhat? His dad was a millionaire and also a weirdo.