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[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 208 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] exanime@lemmy.today 14 points 6 months ago

Wow this is so hard on point!

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 133 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Nothing could possibly benefit that company as much as Elon Musk getting demotivated and no longer coming in to work.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tesla getting a new CEO is the only way Tesla is going to win back the demographics that Musk chased away acting like a dumb toddler.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 months ago

ie: the people who care about climate change enough to spend $40-100K on EVs of mediocre build quality.

I suppose his maliciously designed Truck will convert a few bro-dozers who need a new truck to commute in, but I don’t think it’ll help Teslas bottom line.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 39 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think you understand just how upset he’s going to be if he doesn’t get 46 billion.

[–] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 35 points 6 months ago

He's almost definitely going to call someone a pedo again.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 114 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Save $46 billion and have musk leave? Thats win-win if I've ever seen it.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If the stock wasn’t so overly valued based on Musk-lies I’d agree, but I think they’re in trouble either way.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Musk knows something unrelated that's gonna bring down Teslas stock and this is how he's gonna exploit it?

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago

My money out on a major state banning the cyber truck after it Julians a pedestrian.

I know that a normal car with sharp protruding bodywork/rust holes, wouldn’t pass the safety inspection in at least the 2 New England states I’ve owned cars in.

I could see CA and the rest of the west coast banning their sales first, or requiring so much rework that they aren’t viable cars there.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 58 points 6 months ago

Grab 5 of the top engineers, sales people, and marketing at the company, double their pay, and grant them a $1,000,000,000 bonus in 5 years time if they beat certain performance metrics. Have them sit on a board as coCEOs and watch true motivation. Kick out the guy that's demanding 3 times your annual income as "motivational" compensation.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 56 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I remember when Bill Gates was the richest person on the planet with $45 billion total and it was covered in all the news. Things have gone more out of control than anyone could’ve imagined.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

And Bill sold his soul honestly with hard work, not instead of it

[–] five82@lemmy.world 56 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I will stay motivated for only $45 billion.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

You cheap bastard...

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

I'll do it for $44 billion.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

You drive a hard bargain

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I’ll do it for three point fiddy billion

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 50 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don't even get out of bed for less than $2 billion.

How the hell can this not affect the morale of people working for this company? Even from a purely evil self-preservation standpoint that seems important to consider.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 months ago

My company sold a part of our business, and I casually mentioned to our VP that it's almost enough to buy everyone in the company a lamborghini. He didn't seem to think that would be a good idea, but that stock buybacks and a big dividend would be...

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

can this not affect the morale of people working for this company?

Are you saying they WON'T give 46 billion to everybody who works for this company?

How scandalous!

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 40 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Here's the article; the link in the OP points to a discussion thread.

The chair ought to be questioning whether the company should continue to employ someone who needs that much "motivation", not urging shareholders to give it to him.

[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That guy is probably getting pegged by musk for $1 billion per instance. It’s on his best interest musk has the money and needs to convince the board.

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The chair is actually a woman.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

He probably promised to knock her up.

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 37 points 6 months ago

Me too. I'll go first, and if it works, he can do it as well.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 29 points 6 months ago

This guy is a leech.

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So basically, he wants his salary to be Twitter's purchase price and some change. That seems totally reasonable as compensation.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 27 points 6 months ago

Tesla Board Chairperson Robyn Denholm urged shareholders to re-approve CEO Elon Musk's $46 billion pay package this week, saying the vote is "not about the money" while suggesting that Musk could leave Tesla or devote less time to the company if he isn't properly compensated.

Don't threaten me with a good time!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I’ll happily be their new CEO for a mere half a billion. I will be intensely motivated as such.

Seriously though, how can you pay a CEO this much money and actually believe that’s how much value you’re getting? Absolutely ridiculous. I imagine it’s a revolving door system where you and your buddies always vote each other up into bigger compensation packages.

[–] cor@slrpnk.net 17 points 6 months ago

if he wasn’t motivated to not tank tesla’s stock by being a vocal fascist… i don’t think this would motivate him to do anything good either

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, so do I. I'd be so god damned motivated for 46 billion.

[–] exanime@lemmy.today 14 points 6 months ago

Where are all the idiots who swear that "coMpaNIes mUSt MaXimIZe proFiTs bY lAw" now?

[–] Soundhole@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Drugs are expensive, bro.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Please pay him so he concentrates on fucking up Tesla and leaves SpaceX alone.