Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said he might quit his jobs, without providing details about which positions he might relinquish or how serious he was about changing roles
late Thursday said he might quit his jobs, without providing details about which positions he might relinquish or how serious he was about changing roles.“thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer full-time wdyt,” using an abbreviation for “what do you think?”Mr. Musk inthis week said “I do crack a lot of jokes. They don’t all land, but I am aspirationally funny.” Mr.
Later, Mr. Musk tweeted crying-with-laughter emojis in response to someone tweeting a story about his statement.At the WSJ event, Mr. Musk made fun of the CEO title, saying it was made up. Mr. Musk has previously signaled that he doesn’t view formal corporate titles as set in stone. Tesla said earlier this year that Mr. MuskMr. Musk has a reputation for making eyebrow-raising statements on Twitter, where he has more than 65 million followers.
The Tesla chief executive tells WSJ's Joanna Stern that many corporate titles"don't mean anything," at the WSJ CEO Council summit. Photo: Ralph Alswang for the Wall Street Journal
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