Abstract:
Recently, SpaceX SI (Note: Former AI), owned by Musk, released an out-of-circle recruitment notice. The position is a sushi chef. The salary is generous, but the physical requirements are demanding. This position serves xAI's Colossus supercomputing cluster campus in Memphis, providing catering support to a team of engineers who work hard on long-term and high-intensity tasks.
The hourly wage is 32.5 to 35 U.S. dollars. Calculated based on standard working hours, the annual salary is approximately 67,600 to 72,800 U.S. dollars. The remuneration is at a high level in the catering industry.
However, subject to U.S. ITAR export control rules, this position is only open to U.S. citizens or green card holders. Foreigners cannot submit resumes.
The basic threshold is not complicated. It only requires a high school equivalent degree and more than 3 years of catering kitchen experience. Applicants with experience in sushi restaurants and who can independently innovate menus will be given priority.
The work content is not only making sushi, but also includes ingredient inventory management, menu planning, and kitchen food safety management. It needs to adapt to the high-intensity meal supply rhythm of the park and accept overtime and weekend shifts at any time.
What really sparked a heated discussion on the Internet was the physical requirements listed in the recruitment documents:
Applicants need to be able to stand for a maximum of 10 hours a day; be able to push and pull 50 pounds (approximately 22.7 kilograms) independently, and work continuously for more than 2 hours; can kneel and squat for up to 6 hours in a single day; they also need to be able to adapt to high-temperature kitchen environments above 26.7°C and continuously twist their upper body to work
.The long list of physical indicators made many people call him outrageous, and many netizens even joked that he was "comparable to astronauts."
Netizens who are familiar with SpaceX’s style also mentioned that Musk’s projects have always been accustomed to maximizing the stress resistance and physical strength standards of all positions. Whether they are rocket engineers or kitchen chefs, they must adapt to the high-intensity work rhythm.

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