Comment by mcv
2 years ago
> They supposedly have an entire handbook on "managing Elon" for deflecting his weird requests and framing things in a way that doesn't provoke his ire.
I heard that too. Is it just a rumour or do we know this is true?
And if it's true at SpaceX, is it also true at Tesla?
Regarding your first question, see here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34042340
I see no reason why Tesla would be any different.
That reads like fiction to me.
Someone pseudonymously posting on Tumblr about being an early SpaceX intern is not in anyway a reliable source. The story sounds 100% made up.
At any rate, "managing up" is a normal thing for people in the management hierarchy everywhere.
Tesla is absolutely the same.