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Colgate 64

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Wed Feb 26, 2025, 05:24 PM Feb 26

Sheer and utter disdain and contempt [View all]

Now that we've had a taste of Elon Musk's management style, I believe it is becoming clear to even the most fervent MAGA's that Musk views all mere employees - especially government employees - as essentially worthless and in many cases unnecessary cogs in a machine he neither understands nor appreciates.
His disdain and, I believe actual contempt for workers is obvious. In Musk's world, these people are merely pieces of a machine. Some are unnecessary. Many are duplicative. And almost all are essentially lazy and unproductive. The solution: Fire "x" percent outright. Leave the others wondering when or if the axe will drop on them. And then rinse and repeat. This has been his "management strategy" at Tesla and is the strategy he's undertaking with our government agencies, all with the tacit blessing of the Orange Doofus who is presently serving as Musk's Vice President.
Musk's hyper-energetic ego will force him to double down on the many abuses already noted. Eventually Donald will tire of the Trusk presidency and throw Musk under the bus. But by that time, much of the government will be in ashes. Elon will take his billions of marbles and simply go home or to any number of countries that covet his money. We, however are left here to try and pick up whatever pieces are even left to pick up. We are well and truly screwed.

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Many of these people have worked loyally for the US government longer than he's even been in the country Walleye Feb 26 #1
Musk is evil. dalton99a Feb 26 #2
Elon wants to die on Mars. Send him on a SpaceX rocket and get it over with. Blue Full Moon Feb 26 #3
Just have it explode on launch. "Whoopsie! Someone made a mistake (but we'll fix it quickly for future launches)" JHB Feb 26 #17
Elmo is reminding Americans of every shitty boss they've ever Hassler Feb 26 #4
Let's not forget that Trump is to blame for all of it FoggyLake Feb 26 #5
Exactly!t Katinfl Feb 26 #6
Agree and also blame the Republicans in Congress! BlueHurricane Feb 27 #27
He doesn't have a management strategy. mwooldri Feb 26 #7
When you've never worked in your life, you think that workers are useless. Yavin4 Feb 26 #8
When you've never worked in your life, you think that workers are useless. Yavin4 Feb 26 #9
Simplistically, fuck Elon Musk. Practically--the only government workers Musk supports are those that administer his gov Comfortably_Numb Feb 26 #10
Gotta wonder if this EVIL has been with him all this time? bluestarone Feb 26 #11
It's been with him all the time. It's just that now he's on a bigger, public stage and it's more obvius. SharonAnn Feb 26 #15
Yes, indeed. They feel like the line item in the corporate spreadsheet labeled WAGES would be best LiberalArkie Feb 26 #12
Yep orangecrush Feb 26 #13
But his mommy says he just wants to make the world a better place! dchill Feb 26 #14
sounds like you have strong feelings jessieiknapp Feb 26 #16
Well said. orangecrush Feb 26 #23
Sounds like AI drivel to me JoseBalow Feb 27 #25
Indeed. Solomon Feb 27 #28
Exactly. First post, too. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 27 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author FSogol Feb 27 #30
No, I don't have any particularly strong feelings. JoseBalow Feb 27 #31
Relax, responsed to the wrong text. You called it right on the bot. n/t FSogol Feb 27 #32
I'm relaxed, no problemo JoseBalow Feb 27 #34
It sounds like you have strong feelings? AI much? FSogol Feb 27 #33
Musk is doing a great job Mysterian Feb 26 #18
There is a vast divide between creation and desecration. BattleRow Feb 26 #19
When the BIG depression gets going, BidenRocks Feb 26 #20
Maybe the thought leaders on here should work within their communities to promote PatrickforB Feb 26 #21
Most Maga still supports the shit JI7 Feb 26 #22
Earl Weaver, Godot51 Feb 26 #24
Well be Main street America post-big box stores. And with minimal functioning gov't. GPV Feb 27 #26
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