Just don't get on his bad side.
Eccentric tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to scrutiny, but a new interview with a former Tesla employee reveals some nuanced insights into what Musk was like in the early days of the company.of "The Iced Coffee Hour" podcast, former Tesla territory manager Carl Medlock — who now runs his own EV repair shop in Seattle, WA — spoke at length about his time at Tesla, including his interactions with Musk.
Some details Medlock shared were more innocuous, like Musk’s habit of sleeping at his desk. Others, though, were a little more worrying.When Elon stands up at the end of a meeting and says, 'This is the direction we’re going to go,' you stand up from your chair and you better head that direction. Because he’s not one for people back-talking — he’ll just let you go."
He noted that Musk could be "intimidating," and that "if you were getting micromanaged by Elon, you were probably on your way out.", even allegedly tramping the factory floors "red-faced and urgent, interrogating workers."As bad as that all sounds, Medlock reserved some praise for Musk too, calling him "very disciplined.""He’s incredibly smart, so he’s intimidating in that regard, but if you look at it based on his kids," he added.
Musk has also spent a lot more time in the spotlight since his humbler Tesla startup days, with mounting accounts of his
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