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A comment on "I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (advice for Twitter execs). Parent comment

Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by trentnix on Friday November 04, 2022 @07:54PM (#33475828)
> This article reads like an abused partner defending their abuser.

You should read a few stories about working for Steve Jobs (or head to YouTube and watch interviews). This article is extremely mild, in comparison.

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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by Bilal_io on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:01PM (#33475924)
Very horrible vs. extremely horrible. Spot the difference.
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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by trentnix on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:04PM (#33475955)
If I were younger, I’d work for either of them. I’m not fragile.
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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by HWR_14 on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:16PM (#33476082)
> I’d work for either of them.

Why? You could work in a less toxic environment and just buy their stock if you believe in the mission.

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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by 0xEFF on Friday November 04, 2022 @09:28PM (#33476700)
Why not work for Elon now then?
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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by trentnix on Friday November 04, 2022 @09:31PM (#33476727)
I've got young children and am not willing to move (for any amount of money). If he'll let me work remote, then I'm down!
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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by Bilal_io on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:52PM (#33496357)
I don't like toxic people. And I wouldn't work for them for any amount of money.
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Re:"I worked for Elon Musk in the early days of SpaceX" (adv... by stormbrew on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:39PM (#33486114)
I feel the same way about accounts of working with most (if not all) modern arch-capitalists, trust me.
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