Elon Musk appeared in an all-hands meeting of Tesla called on short notice last night amid speculations that Musk may have to resign from the company as investors apprehend that Musk is not able to give enough time to Tesla because of his government work. Tesla has come under an all-out attack in the country and outside with Tesla cars being set on fire.
Business Insider reported that Tesla sent employees a link to a Teams chat and an X live stream on Thursday night with the message “Join the Company All Hands to hear about Tesla’s recent achievements and how we’re making the impossible possible.”
Elon Musk joined the meeting in person and adviced investors to “hang on to your stock”. “The Tesla team is an incredible team, great human beings,” Musk said highlighting the achievements of the company. “Anyway, some of the finest people in the world work at Tesla, designing and manufacturing our incredible products.”
“Frankly, the car business is a tough business, so… there are times when there are rocky moments, like things are, like a little bit of stormy weather,” Musk said. “But what I’m here to tell you is the future is incredibly bright and exciting.”
“We’re going to do things that no one I think has even dreamed of… Until we actually do it, people won’t believe how actually how incredible it is.”
‘If you read the news, it feels like Armageddon’
Elon Musk said if he walks past a TV, he always sees a Tesla on fire. “If you read the news, it feels like, you know, Armageddon,” Musk told his employees. “I can’t walk past a TV without seeing a Tesla on fire, you’re like, ‘What’s going on?‘
“It’s like, listen I understand you don’t want to buy our product but you don’t have to burn it down, that’s a bit unreasonable, you know” Musk said, then laughing. “This is psycho. Stop being psycho.”
Elon Musk says he has 17 jobs
Addressing his employees, Elon Musk said he has now 17 jobs and he just works and goes to sleep. “At this point I just go to sleep, work, go to sleep, work, and then do that 7 days a week, pretty much. People say, ‘When are you going on vacation?’ I say, ‘What’s that?” he said.
Does Tesla need a new CEO?
Ross Gerber, an early Tesla investor, said it’s time for Tresla to get a new CEO. “He’s been committed to his job in the government, that’s where he’s spending his time,” Gerber told Sky News. “He is not running Tesla and that’s why I’m going to say it: Tesla needs a new CEO.”
