Carl Medlock was a territory manager working for Elon Musk from 2009 to 2013.This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers.In a new episode of the podcast"The Iced Coffee Hour," hosts Graham Stephan and Jack Selby interviewed Carl Medlock, a former territory manager at Tesla.
He said Musk was"fun" to work with — but that his boss wasn't social, would fire people on the spot, and could be intimidating.hosts Graham Stephan and Jack Selby interviewed Carl Medlock, a former territory manager who worked at Tesla from 2009 to 2013. Tesla, Medlock said, offered him a salary of about $120,000, along with 40,000 options at a strike price of 90 cents when he started at Tesla, which he estimated is equivalent to $50 million today.
"I took the picture and thought, 'Oh my god, you're going to get fired for this,' and I deleted the photo," said Medlock. He added that Musk didn't act like a celebrity around the office and that he considered his CEO, who as of 2022 is the richest person in the world, to be a"regular guy."While he noted that Musk had a hands-off leadership style, he could be intimidating:"If you were getting micromanaged by Elon, you were probably on your way out.
Elon is a control freak which could also be a condition of his Asperger. Yes he’s smart & wants to oversee & dictates! Many find hIm very difficult! question remaining is what is his employee turnover rate His personal character of bearing children everywhere is ignorant.
And your point would be that other business owners retain belligerent employees whose vision disagrees with their own? No, only a fool would not eliminate those who don't row in the same direction. Two of the prerogatives of an owner: hiring and firing.
So?! You agree with your boss about your job or you find another job.
That’s kinda how it works when you own something..you can do all you want🥸
Ummmmmmm he’s the owner with the vision, he has a right to walk anyone he believes isn’t a fit to that vision.
And how did Telsa do...business insider or eloninsider lol what a rag...german european owned...
This guy worked at Tesla 2009-2013. Clearly what Musk did was correct, or there wouldn’t be a Tesla.
Its a private company he can do whatever he wants
He has that right, same any other company or did you forget that part? There are many companies that just fire at will including yours.