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Elon Musk's return-to-office threat to Tesla staff sparks Twitter spat ... (The Guardian)

Atlassian boss Scott Farquhar says he'd be happy to poach Musk's employees for remote jobs at his software company, which allows staff to work from home.

Yes, right now it’s not perfect, but we have to experiment to get it right,” he tweeted. “This is the future of how we will work. By contrast, software giant Atlassian told employees in mid-2020 they never needed to come back into the office.

Aussie billionaire's Twitter spat with Musk (NEWS.com.au)

Elon Musk has hit back at an Australian billionaire who described his mandate on working at least 40 hours in the office as “something out of the 1950s”.

“Why? This is the future of how we will work. Yes, right now it’s not perfect, but we have to experiment to get it right. ðŸ§µ (1/5) June 2, 2022 The order was made public by a leaked email this week. Taking to Twitter – the social platform Mr Musk is still in the process of acquiring – Mr Farquhar said the news from Mr Musk and Tesla “feels like something out of the 1950s”. Tesla chief executive and co-founder Mr Musk – also the richest person in the world – has instructed senior managers at the automotive company that they must work “a minimum (and I mean *minimum*) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla”.

'Something out of the 1950s': Atlassian CEO hits out at Musk's return ... (Human Resources Director)

Just recently, Tesla chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk stirred up controversy after ordering his employees to return to workplaces full time. Some ...

"This is less than we ask of factory workers." "Why? This is the future of how we will work. Yes, right now it's not perfect, but we have to experiment to get it right."

US president Joe Biden hits back at Elon Musk for saying he has a ... (ABC News)

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said the electric carmaker must cut staff by around 10 per cent because he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy.

In 2021, Mr Musk posted an image of a second-place medal in response to a tweet by Jeff Bezos celebrating the success of Amazon.com. "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week," Mr Musk wrote in another email sent to employees on Tuesday night. - Mr Farquhar says the Tesla boss's return-to-work order was "like something out of the 1950s"

Australian Billionaire Scott Farquhar Faces Off With Elon Musk Over ... (Forbes)

Atlassian CEO Scott Farquhar said Tesla's directive was “like something out of the 1950s” and asked if any Tesla employees were interested in joining his ...

That’s Musk’s net worth, according to Forbes’ real-time wealth tracker, making him the richest person in the world. Atlassian, a software company based in Australia, has worked with Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX. Twitter has a permanent remote work policy—but if Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company goes through, it could change.

Australian billionaire slams Elon Musk's return to work order right as ... (Fortune)

Scott Farquhar criticized Elon Musk for Tesla return to work plan, while his company Atlassian deals with security issues.

Confluence’s security issues exemplify one of the persistent problems associated with companies allowing employees to work from home indefinitely: cybersecurity concerns. It isn’t the first time that weaknesses in Atlassian’s Confluence server have been considered vulnerable to hackers. Confluence has been designed to enable and facilitate remote working, with its homepage on the Atlassian website emphasizing it as a “remote-friendly team workspace.”

Elon Musk feels 'super bad' about economy, needs to cut 10% of ... (CNBC)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of the electric carmaker's jobs, according to an email seen by ...

In late May, when asked by a Twitter user whether the economy was approaching a recession, Musk said: "Yes, but this is actually a good thing. "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week," Musk wrote in his Tuesday email. He added: "It'll probably be some tough going for, I don't know, a year, maybe 12 to 18 months, is usually the amount of time that it takes for a correction to happen." Some bankruptcies need to happen." The U.S. will cool off, while China and Europe are not going to rebound." We expect a cooling of the global economy towards the end of the year.