Elon Musk always seems to be in the spotlight for something or the other, be it his controversial comments or new developments in his company, Tesla. This time he has spoken up on what he thinks is the ideal working hours for an employee.
A post had claimed that Tesla was one of the most in demand employers in the Silicon Valley, despite or because of Elon Musk. Of course, he couldn’t hold his tongue after such a post, could he?
Instead, Musk said that companies like Tesla, Space X, Neuralink or Boring Company were meant for people who like to get things done, to accomplish something. Take a look:
Join to create exciting new worlds of technology!! If getting things done matters to you, then @SpaceX, @Tesla, @BoringCompany & @Neuralink are the places to be. https://t.co/p9deZP02Cz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2018
This brought on questions from the Twitterati about how many hours a week a person should dedicate to work, according to Elon Musk? To this he replied,
There are way easier places to work, but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2018
This is quite significant keeping in mind that France recommends only 35 hour work weeks for all employers. But Musk is clearly of the opinion that you need to burn the midnight oil and grind your way to the top if you want to succeed.
He clarifies in another post that if you love and appreciate the work that you are doing, 80 hours should not feel like work at all. Here goes:
But if you love what you do, it (mostly) doesn’t feel like work
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2018
Of course this sparked an instant debate, with a large number of people protesting against such an idea. However, we ask you, if this is actually unreasonable on his part. For a company to succeed, every employee should be held accountable and should be willing to put in hard work.
What do you think? Share you opinions with us!