
"Don't be fooled about Elon!" SpaceX's Vice President opened up about Elon Musk...
"Don't be fooled about Elon!" SpaceX's Vice President opened up about Elon Musk...
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Elon Musk now owns Twitter, putting the world’s richest man in charge of one of the world’s most influential social media platforms.
But he also owns the other 4 biggest companies: Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.
In total, Musk is running about 126300 employees.
Working for someone like Elon Musk is obviously not easy.
The proof is after owning Twitter, Musk laid off roughly half the employees.
He's probably the most demanding CEO and boss when it comes to putting in the hours and getting things done. But Elon Musk leads the way, and he probably works harder than anyone else in his companies.
So, what exactly is Elon Musk like as a boss?
Let's see SpaceX Vice President Reveals what we never ever know about Elon Musk!
Hans Koenigsmann, the former vice President of Flight Reliability for SpaceX said Musk always "expects a lot" of his staff and provided a "unique perspective" on physics - and that could be a "challenge."
Some staff have resorted to sleeping in the office to meet deadlines. Musk himself is no stranger to sleeping at the workplace and has described himself as a "nano-manager."
Koenigsmann was hired in 2002, the same year that SpaceX was founded. Musk went to Koenigsmann's house to do the interview because SpaceX didn't have an office – and in the company's early days, "we met at hotel conference rooms," Koenigsmann said.
In an interview with Insider, Koenigsmann described his departure from SpaceX as "bittersweet." He said he was sad to leave but also optimistic about starting a new chapter in his life after nearly 20 years at Musk's aerospace group.
There was always a lot of work to do at SpaceX, Koenigsmann said: he worked evenings and on weekends to catch up with his heavy workload. But he said he "never had a day where I went there and was thinking I don't want to do that work," adding that he was always motivated and happy.
He really enjoyed working with Musk.
Musk "didn't know a lot about rockets initially, but he learned a lot over time," Koenigsmann said. Musk picked knowledge up quickly, which was "amazing to watch," he added.
"I really enjoyed working with him and learning how he sees things," Koenigsmann said. "He sees things from a different perspective."
Musk provided a "unique perspective" on scenarios involving basic physics by asking what the limiting factor was, according to Koenigsmann.
