In an e-mail sent to his employees, the boss of Tesla expressed his desire to see his teams come back to work in the office. Elon Musk asks them to immediately stop teleworking and come and do their “Work 40 hours a week in the office, or quit Tesla”.
Mandatory return to office at Tesla
On the subject of remote work, Elon Musk has been very firm. Against the current of a fundamental trend, that of teleworking and a mode of collaboration between the employee and the company based on trust, the boss of Tesla wants to force his employees to return to the office. He stated that “Anyone who wants to work remotely must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean a minimum) of 40 hours per week or leave Tesla”. An unambiguous messagewhich obviously does not leave much room for teleworking.
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The email states that Elon Musk will review and approve “on a case-by-case basis the situation of those who could not reach the minimum hours indicated”. A few days after sending this email to his teams, the billionaire was completely transparent and did not wish to deny its authenticity. He responded to several Internet users to support his vision of things on the subject. According to him, it’s a matter of fairness with the factory teams: “the 40 hours of mandatory presence in the office are much better conditions than those we can offer to factory employees”.
The cult of excellence according to Elon Musk
A few days later, Elon Musk sent a second email to justify his decision. The media Electrek, was able to consult it. The boss of Tesla highlights the company’s culture of excellence. He explains that “The more you progress in the company, the more your presence must be visible. There are of course companies that do not require this, but I can assure you that they do not have the same level of requirement as us”. While we now know that working from home has a positive impact on employees, several large companies force their teams to return to the office.
Google, for example, explained that returning to the office has a positive impact on a company’s competitiveness. According to the American giant, physical exchanges between colleagues are essential to make a company work well. The company even threatened teleworkers with having their pay cut. Others continue to advocate a hybrid model. This is the case of Twitter. A few months ago, CEO Parag Agrawal indicated that despite the reopening of offices, employees could still work from home if they wished.