Elon Musk’s big squeeze: pay me, or I’m not your CEO

20 October 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has threatened to leave the company if shareholders do not approve a new, multi-billion-dollar pay package that critics say rewards him even for below-average performance.

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  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 8 hours agoTesla does not have any good future with Elon either?tesla in usa/eu still has the best charging ecosystem and overall experience by a longshot.
no thirdparty charging stations come close. in eu, they are janky..low quality
maybe better in usa but need to download more apps to charge

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 8 hours agoLike I said That goes for virtually all workers in all positions Why would he be treated dif... morelook at the bigger picture.
elon is tesla. just like michael jordon is nike.
elon overtime also built a network of business/political connections that only goes through him that tesla itself did not.
if something needs to fasttracked/approved, a call from elon goes a long way.
you know elon as tesla..who runs rivian..who runs ford..tim ford?
there's alot more to this..just tip of the iceberg

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 8 hours agoproblem is if elon goes..many talented tesla employees will go with him. internally, there ar... moreLike I said
That goes for virtually all workers in all positions
Why would he be treated differently? Somebody will take over, it will be a little worse for a bit then it wil stabilize
Just like with any other position anywhere from cleaning lady to flipping burgers in mcd to ceos
You do your job long enough and when you leave the company feels it, takes a long time to teach somebody new
This time its at the higher lvls but same thing

People are making this bigger then it is
Shareholders shoud not do business with a blackmailing terrorist, tear the bandage fast and start healing

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 8 hours agoproblem is if elon goes..many talented tesla employees will go with him. internally, there ar... moreTesla does not have any good future with Elon either?

  • Anonymous

Anonymous, 12 hours agoLike they say to all workers, you are easily replaceble, good byeproblem is if elon goes..many talented tesla employees will go with him.
internally, there are many many loyal elonists.
his last act will void whatever nda/noncompete clause or whatever legal nonsense.
he can start new company called edisonx or whatever.
so by not paying elon, tesla just created a competitor that will wreck them longterm

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Tesla cars is junk, anyway.

  • Anonymous

Like they say to all workers, you are easily replaceble, good bye

  • Anonymous

well ive said before,
without elon, tesla is nothing.
tesla is only one part of elon.
this dynamic favors elon.

Tesla shareholders should send him to Mars on a one- way ticket!

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