An old video of Elon Musk?is recently going viral on X (formerly Twitter), in which he can seen talking about why the billionaire, who has a mammoth net worth of more than $200 billion,?used to sleep on the floor of his factories.?
In the video, Elon Musk, who was speaking at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York,?revealed that his primary residences were neither of his houses or villas but in fact Tesla factories in Nevdad and Fremont for almost three years. The billionaire also revealed that he used to sleep on the floor under his desk in a bid to motivate his employees.
An X user tweeted the video this week.?Watch the video here:
The video was tweeted with a quote which the user attributed to Elon Musk. "The reason I slept on the floor was not because I couldn't go across the road and be at a hotel. It was because I wanted my circumstances to be worse than anyone else at the company. Whenever they felt pain, I wanted mine to be worse," it read.?
Elon Musk said he used to sleep on a couch in the factories but moved to sleep on the floor under his desk so his team could see him during shift changes. He also said that sleeping on the floor was uncomfortable and made him smell like metal dust. However, he revealed that he slept on the floor to give assurance to the employees that their leader was with them instead of "drinking Mai Tai on some island".
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Since being shared, the video has accumulated more than 5.4 lakh views on X. Here¡¯s what some of the comments read.
"Elon is a bit bizarre, but that's exactly why he's so successful. Boring people prefer to seek security and comfort.", an X user commented, while another mentioned "Isn't that a sign of true leadership? Unlike Elon Musk, on the other hand, most bosses are harsh on others while lenient on themselves.".
Another X user replied on the viral video tweet "Rare, one-in-a-million human being.". "On a good side, sleeping on hard floor is more healthy than in a soft bed'", another X user said. "I'm not sure that competitive masochism is the most reliable way to ensure workers' loyalty...Obviously you set an indelible example of relentless hard work and empathy, but was/is your suffering really necessary ? Don't you think your workers would prefer to see you happy ?", another user commented.
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