Beijing time on September 28, according to X (former Twitter) employees, its boss Elon Musk (Elon Musk) runs the social media giant through his iPhone and hopes that the emails sent by employees are in a format that is easy for him to read on his phone. Multiple former and current X employees said in interviews that Musk controlled the company with his iPhone.
If employees want to get his attention, their emails need to be sent in a specific format, with no attachments, documents or spreadsheets inside. Musk wants all information to be visible in the body of the email.
Recently, Musk also liked the iPhone 15 Pro Max photos shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook (Tim Cook), saying "the iPhone pictures and videos are incredibly beautiful." He also left a comment under Cook's post saying, "I want to buy one."
In addition to X, Musk also leads four companies: Tesla, SpaceX, tunneling company The Boring Company, and brain-computer interface company Neuralink. He was a notoriously tough leader who made a series of demands on his employees. Several executives at Tesla and The Boring Company are members of Musk's inner circle. In October 2022, Musk acquired X for US$44 billion, and then called these executives to assist X in its transformation. These senior executives warned X employees that Musk would not tolerate smart people. He wants employees to admit they don't understand something and get back to him with specific questions within a reasonable amount of time.
In November 2022, just weeks after Musk acquired X, reports surfaced that Musk's outside advisers were being called "Elon's goons" by some Twitter employees. A former employee said in an interview that Musk prefers employees who "can perform tasks efficiently and do things for others without hesitation" rather than those who are self-righteous.
"This is not to find fault with him. Obviously, he has a track record of success," the former X employee said. In November 2022, Musk even issued an ultimatum to X employees, requiring them to commit to the company's "extremely hard-core" vision and "work long hours and intensely" or they would be fired. Since becoming the boss of