We should all work 80 hours a week to "change the world," says Elon Musk – Tech

The boss of Tesla believes that if everyone worked a lot more, we could "change the world". But still ?

" If you like what you do, you will not feel like it's work ", at published Elon Musk on Twitter November 27, 2018. The boss of Tesla had just shared offers of employment, explaining that the main quality required was " want things to be done " in an effective way.

The 47-year-old billionaire is now in charge of four companies: Tesla (automotive), SpaceX (aeronautics), The Boring Company (behind the Hyperloop project) and Neuralink (research on human-machine interfaces). On Twitter, he conceded that he there were easier places to work ", but that " no one had ever changed the world by working 40 hours a week. "

Work 80 to 100 hours a week

Hear: people are still working far too little for his taste. Admittedly, our French social gains are far removed from the flexibility of American work, but Elon Musk's speech goes further. His ability to work up to " 120 hours a week Allows him to galvanize his teams, and gives them a strong sense of belonging and faith in their businesses, which they believe to be " save the world ".

On Nov. 2, Musk touted the ability of its employees to work 100 hours a week to hold Tesla, the multinational company that has been successful in pushing other historic car makers to switch to electric.

But for " change the world Musk believes that everyone should do it. Depending on the people, we should therefore work between 80 and 100 hours a week ". However, it takes into account the fact that pain (At work) would increase " exponentially beyond 80. "

Varies per person, but about 80 sustained, peaking above 100 at times. Bread level increases exponentially above 80.

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2018

80 hours a week means 11 hours of work a day, 7 days a week. A person who would have a day off each week should work more than 13 hours in one day, or on a time slot from 8am to 9pm.

Elon Musk's speech is well praised: if you believe in what you do and like your work, you will voluntarily work more … But this notion of "will" is an adjective catch-all that does not take into account the unconscious notions and external factors. Notably the fact that working more allows its employees to earn more money. However, the concept of overtime at will is challenged in many Western democracies, as in France during the debate on opening stores on Sunday. Considerations far from what Musk plans to "change the world".