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He compensates below market and his employees are expected to work harder than big tech companies. He can get away with it at SpaceX because, well, spaaaccccee
by yupper32 5y ago
He compensates below market and his employees are expected to work harder than big tech companies.
He can get away with it at SpaceX because, well, spaaacccceeee!
I'm not sure how he gets away with it at Tesla.
- systemvoltage 5y agoThey're not slaves. They have choice. In fact, an unending list of jobs available in the tech industry. Why is it Tesla's / SpaceX fault for being a cool company for many people to work at and they're willing to take a pay cut? It is 100% their choice. There is absolutely no counter argument here that I can see. I am trying.
- yupper32 5y agoI was responding to someone asking how they're different than any other tech company. They're known for underpaying and overworking people. That's how they're different than most others. The implication being that if Twitter switched to that culture, then it'd generally be a really bad thing for most of those who currently work there, since they did not sign up for that.
- systemvoltage 5y agoHow is this different from M&A or company going bankrupt or getting laid off? Are you saying the software engineers and fully functioning adults that work at Twitter are unaware of this and would be betrayed? They totally signed up for it and has been compensated well for the risks they take and the services they provide.
- ranman 5y agobecause the stock grew like crazy and everyone got rich?
- Zelizz 5y agoAnyone can buy the stock though, while working at a company that pays better and has better work/life balance. Is the stock grant particularly generous or is there a better-than-average employee discount on stock purchases?
- potatochup 5y agoRacing cars and environmentalism is cooler than optimizating ad revenue.