Part of the problem with Detroit, he says, is the union system. “It’s not out of the question to have unions, but if there’s going to be a union, they’d better understand that they’re on the same side as the company,” he added. “I’m against having a two-class system where you’ve got the workers and then the managers, sort of like nobles and peasants…
“Most of our experienced factory workers come from unionized environments, and we asked them what benefit did they see in unions,” he added. “They said, ‘Well, if their boss was an asshole, they had recourse.’
“I said, ‘Let’s make a rule: There will be no assholes.’ I fired someone for being an asshole. And I only had to do that once, actually.”
[Wired via Business Insider]
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Too bad he sounds like a real asshole…. (source wiki)
Yes: Elon is a polarizing character. Nonetheless: an interesting, if simplistic, approach to labour relations.
He actually IS an asshole. A giant one. I wonder when it will all catch up with him.