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Just like your anecdote, I have one to share as well: I know a close friend that works on space lasers at SpaceX and has a blast, best job ever according to him
by systemvoltage 5y ago
Just like your anecdote, I have one to share as well: I know a close friend that works on space lasers at SpaceX and has a blast, best job ever according to him and he thinks Elon is an excellent manager mostly because there is zero bureaucracy and people are not afraid of "Do nothing" option as well as removing complexity. In fact, he wouldn't work anywhere else after seeing the company culture.
I know it's cool to hate Elon.
- ipsum2 5y agoI don't think Elon has a day-to-day role at SpaceX unlike at Tesla, right? From what I've read, Gwynne Shotwell is the main person in charge there.
- simondotau 5y agoElon spends nearly as much time at SpaceX as he does Tesla. There's no question that Elon regularly mucks in at the lowest levels of engineering at SpaceX. If you want evidence from a reasonably neutral observer, take Sandy Munro (himself an engineer who has worked on everything from cars to aeroplanes). He recently interviewed Elon, ostensibly about Tesla but the interview was in a meeting room at SpaceX. After the interview he was invited to a two hour design review meeting and was "blown away" at Elon's depth of involvement. https://youtu.be/S1nc_chrNQk?t=370 https://youtu.be/S1nc_chrNQk?t=370 (6:10 to 8:45)
- Geee 5y agoHe is very much involved at actual day-to-day engineering at SpaceX. He is the CEO and the chief engineer there. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/k1e0ta/evidence_that_musk_is_the_chief_engineer_of_spacex/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/k1e0ta/eviden... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1nc_chrNQk&t=377s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1nc_chrNQk&t=377s
- AceJohnny2 5y agoI dunno, "move fast and break things" works for rockets [1], not so much for cars. [1] https://youtu.be/bvim4rsNHkQ https://youtu.be/bvim4rsNHkQ