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It's time to fire the CEO. Musk is like the Manager who brought a club from 3rd division to the Premier League, but he was paid spectacularly and the club does

It's time to fire the CEO. Musk is like the Manager who brought a club from 3rd division to the Premier League, but he was paid spectacularly and the club doesn't owe him nothing more than a fair handshake and a great send-off with a guaranteed spot in the club HOF. It's time to thank him and bring in an adult who can guarantee a top-4 Champions League spot consistently season after season, otherwise the club will follow the manager on his descending arc down to 3rd Division again.

alzaeem 4y ago
But then Eddie Howe moved to Newcastle and is on track to get them into the coveted Champions League spots... Is that a risk you wish to take?
- Ar-Curunir 4y ago
  Elon Musk is not at risk of taking anything anywhere.
- notahacker 4y ago
  But Elon has already moved on mentally and is currently on track to get Twitter relegated as well so I'm not sure we need to worry about what he could do with TSLA if it received unlimited funding from Saudi Arabia (hmm... more overlap in the analogy than I thought!) I don't think a regular CEO is going to be able to restore the reality distortion field that got TSLA overvalued by that much in the first place, but they might at least look interested in selling cars.
  - JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
    > > I don't think a regular CEO is going to be able to restore the reality distortion field that got TSLA overvalued by that much in the first place, but they might at least look interested in selling cars. Problem is that selling cars is a much tougher business than selling hope.
ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
That's what happened with Apple, but there was no way that Steve Jobs was going out anyway but feet-first.
- JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
  F.C. Apple had a huge hand from the refs (aka the DOJ) during its meteoric rise from 3rd division to Premier League Champions
bb88 4y ago
> otherwise the club will follow the manager on his descending arc down to 3rd Division again. I think it's too late for that. Tesla has lost half of their potential customer base because Musk couldn't stay out of politics. If Tesla fires Musk, Tesla loses the fanboys. If they keep him, they lose everyone else. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't right now. But that said, it's probably best that Tesla take their losses now and fire him and bring in someone else that can restructure the company in the downturn.
bobobob420 4y ago
“ Musk is like the Manager who brought a club from 3rd division to the Premier League, but he was paid spectacularly and the club doesn't owe him nothing more than a fair handshake and a great send-off with a guaranteed spot in the club HOF.” Absurd comparison. There is no Tesla without Elon. There is no EV market without Elon. Elon is the first non traditional CEO to blow past all others. Only comparison can be made is to Steve Jobs. People constantly doubt Elon but time and time again he pushes technology like no other. Elon didn’t make Tesla stock overpriced, dumb investors did. Elon knows recession is coming and is going to hit another win making the most popular website in the world popular. Tesla will stand the test of time because of Elon. Any other CEO will make Tesla dissapear

alzaeem 4y ago

But then Eddie Howe moved to Newcastle and is on track to get them into the coveted Champions League spots... Is that a risk you wish to take?

Ar-Curunir 4y ago
Elon Musk is not at risk of taking anything anywhere.
notahacker 4y ago
But Elon has already moved on mentally and is currently on track to get Twitter relegated as well so I'm not sure we need to worry about what he could do with TSLA if it received unlimited funding from Saudi Arabia (hmm... more overlap in the analogy than I thought!) I don't think a regular CEO is going to be able to restore the reality distortion field that got TSLA overvalued by that much in the first place, but they might at least look interested in selling cars.
- JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
  > > I don't think a regular CEO is going to be able to restore the reality distortion field that got TSLA overvalued by that much in the first place, but they might at least look interested in selling cars. Problem is that selling cars is a much tougher business than selling hope.

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago

That's what happened with Apple, but there was no way that Steve Jobs was going out anyway but feet-first.

JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
F.C. Apple had a huge hand from the refs (aka the DOJ) during its meteoric rise from 3rd division to Premier League Champions

bb88 4y ago

> otherwise the club will follow the manager on his descending arc down to 3rd Division again. I think it's too late for that. Tesla has lost half of their potential customer base because Musk couldn't stay out of politics. If Tesla fires Musk, Tesla loses the fanboys. If they keep him, they lose everyone else. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't right now. But that said, it's probably best that Tesla take their losses now and fire him and bring in someone else that can restructure the company in the downturn.

bobobob420 4y ago

“ Musk is like the Manager who brought a club from 3rd division to the Premier League, but he was paid spectacularly and the club doesn't owe him nothing more than a fair handshake and a great send-off with a guaranteed spot in the club HOF.” Absurd comparison. There is no Tesla without Elon. There is no EV market without Elon. Elon is the first non traditional CEO to blow past all others. Only comparison can be made is to Steve Jobs. People constantly doubt Elon but time and time again he pushes technology like no other. Elon didn’t make Tesla stock overpriced, dumb investors did. Elon knows recession is coming and is going to hit another win making the most popular website in the world popular. Tesla will stand the test of time because of Elon. Any other CEO will make Tesla dissapear