Twitter Employee Health Will Be Compromised by ‘Long Hours at High Intensity’
Working under Elon Musk’s new “hardcore” demands will be awful for physical, mental and emotional well-being
Twitter employees who agree to stay on and work under their demanding new boss, Elon Musk, will put themselves at higher risk for serious physical, mental and emotional health problems in the near-term and long run, based on what Musk just said he expects of them.
In an email to remaining employees — about half the headcount that existed prior to Musk slashing staff in a mass layoff — the new boss asked that they fill out an online form to state whether they wished to stay on board. His conditions for continued employment included this motivational gem:
“In an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore,” he wrote in the email, according to The New York Times. “This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.”
Working long hours at high intensity and striving for unparalleled excellence have long been perceived in American culture as good and noble pursuits, particularly in the high-tech industry.
