Elon Musk says work-from-home is "morally wrong," slams the "laptop class" of society

jealous people or people looking for a cause. "activist types." there always has to be something to fix.

hes gone off the rails...it's sad

What about the morality of intentionally being an absentee father?

Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.

Because most people have realized at this point that Musk is a liar whose claims about his own work ethic are exaggerated. People who actually work 120 hours a week aren't constantly on Twitter or playing hours and hours of Elden Ring. You can keep imagining him to be superman if you want, but don't pretend like you're being the rational one.

As someone who still went into work at the peak of COVID lockdowns I loved it. So much less traffic and bs. Air was much cleaner and way less noise due to less cars on the road. I say let as many mfers stay home as you can. We strain our transportation infrastructure and make lives worse everyday for no reason.

He was never on the rails. Also:

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I get why lots of managers want their employees in the office at least part time. Intimacy is a premium product after all. the “coffee break meetings” are useful for innovation and knowledge transfer.

I understand the “fairness” issue he raises but disagree that it rises to the level of morality. Different jobs require different levels of engagement: some jobs require lots of travel, some jobs require being in an office and some jobs can be done from home. Life can never be fair

There are things I could propose to do for my company that I choose not to because then I would have to come into the office. A nicer way of saying it is that I am directing my career in a direction so that I can continue working from home.

i don't care about the number. i doubt he actually counts. but if you think he is not working his @$$ off, you are delusional. people like musk don't ever turn their brains off.

It's not a brain. It's a LLM AI posing as a right wing mover and shaker.

Obviously there are many jobs that can't be done remotely while others can be. There are some jobs that can be done in an air conditioned office and others that have to be done outside no matter how boiling or freezing the weather is. If you extend Musk's line of reasoning you could conclude that it's immoral to have a comfortable indoor job when others don't have one.

I don't see a moral dimension here. But if I want to create one I'll argue that in a time where it's believed that burning hydrocarbons is a threat to our continued existence it's morally wrong to force people who could work from home to commute to a workplace, most likely by driving, and burn fuel unnecessarily.

In general, productivity flatlines with working at home. I also miss the company during breaks. The office is empty and totally depopulated much of the year.

LOL LOOK AT ALL OF YOU GUYS NOW TURNING THE TABLES ON MUSK

I'm highly motivated despite being at home. At my job 30 hours per week of real work would do a passable job and let you fly under the radar. I work very hard and probably at least 50 hours. For that huge amount of extra effort I get an outstanding performance rating and about $5k annual bonus. Many people feel it's not worth it and purely on the cash reward basis it obviously isn't. I find what I do interesting and important.

Water cooler? How old are you?

let’s be honest, people who work from home are not as productive as they claim to be. With that being said, I don’t blame them for choosing to do it if they have the option

This sh!t is hilariously ironic. One of the most immoral people on the planet talking about morals? hahahaha

Why do think there should be exceptions?

Why do you think differences in income fair, but differences in workplace not fair?

Hey, how about this:
Self-driving cars so that the people getting pulled back into the office can actually work (answering emails, making phone calls, reading whatever) during their ride in to the workplace.

So, with this in mind, proper response would be:

"Elon, build me a god-damned self-driving car that doesn't get into accidents and run people over, and we'll find a way to commute back into the workplace and not make it a giant waste of time! And what's taking you so long?!"

Even his detractors might suggest that he made the moral choice on that one.