Tesla’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture — as told by its employees

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Elon Musk is known for setting lofty goals and expecting nothing short of perfection from his workers.

For the second episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, we talked to the employees who often bear the brunt of this “hardcore” work culture.

And their stories may shock you: extremely long hours, unsafe working conditions, harassment, scandals, fines, lawsuits, and above all else, a fear that one false slip will lead to termination.

“It became all-consuming,” says Huibert Mees, chief engineer on the Model S suspension who worked at Tesla for over five years.

And in the early days, a lot of it was very fulfilling, working with a small team to build a truly innovative product that was disrupting an entire industry.

Listen to the latest episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, a co-production between The Verge and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

Elon Musk is known for setting lofty goals and expecting nothing short of perfection from his workers.

For the second episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, we talked to the employees who often bear the brunt of this “hardcore” work culture.

And their stories may shock you: extremely long hours, unsafe working conditions, harassment, scandals, fines, lawsuits, and above all else, a fear that one false slip will lead to termination.

“It became all-consuming,” says Huibert Mees, chief engineer on the Model S suspension who worked at Tesla for over five years.

And in the early days, a lot of it was very fulfilling, working with a small team to build a truly innovative product that was disrupting an entire industry.

Listen to the latest episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, a co-production between The Verge and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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