- Ex-executives told the WSJ that Elon Musk’s The Boring Company had struggled to retain its employees.
- According to the executives, tunnel-digging company has lost engineers and technical personnel.
- Boring Company staff work long hours, weekends and similar to Musk’s other businesses.
The Boring Company of Elon Musk has struggled with employee retention in a culture of long work hours. The Wall Street JournalSource: Former senior executives.
The Journal was told by former executives that engineers and technical staff were among those who left the tunneling venture.
Former executives stated that staff at The Boring Company work long hours and on weekends. The Journal reports that The Boring Company is still a victim of Musk’s strict leadership style. This aligns with his work culture at other companies like Tesla, SpaceX and now Twitter.
In the past, the billionaire spoke out about his work ethic which he claims involves a strict work ethic. Working 120 hour weeks?, and In his factories, he sleeps on couchesAnd on offices floors.
Musk expects the same of his employees. Tesla and SpaceXWorkers have described Conditions of work that are difficultMeet Musk’s company goals.
Musk has recently spoken to Twitter employees in an interview about the importance of having a “smart” Twitter account. EmailThey “need” to be “extremely dedicated” and work “long, intense hours” in order to realize his vision for “Twitter 2.0.” He said that if employees refused to agree, they would be paid three months salary and leave Twitter. Even those employees who committed to Musk’s new Twitter were According to Platformer Bloomberg.
Insider reached out to The Boring Corporation for comment, but they didn’t respond immediately.
The company opened in Underground transportation systemThe Las Vegas Convention Center LoopIn April 2021. Three stops are included in the 1.7-mile tunnel network. It submitted plans for a 6.2 mile tunnel transit system in Miami. InsiderThis report was published in February.
