> he kinda built it with his blood sweat and tears. Irrelevant to being hired or kept on as the president of the company by the owners, of which Musk is only 1

> he kinda built it with his blood sweat and tears. Irrelevant to being hired or kept on as the president of the company by the owners, of which Musk is only 17% (AFAICT). If more owners of the company do not want him as an employee (president, whatever), then they can fire him. Whether that would be a good idea or not is something else. (Apple 'fired' Jobs in the 1980s.)