Elon is addressing the "barnacle upon barnacle" problem with Contractors. Sure, the Contractor on the front lines actually doing work may be "liked". It's the

Elon is addressing the "barnacle upon barnacle" problem with Contractors. Sure, the Contractor on the front lines actually doing work may be "liked". It's the middle manager/Contractor's boss sitting in an office 1,000 miles away that Elon wants to get rid of. Employees can apparently hire/manage Contractors directly, but Contractors can't outsource the work they were hired to do.