“Tesla’s veneer of irreverence conceals an inflexible core, an old-fashioned corporate autocracy. Consider Tesla’s remote work policy, or lack thereof. Last year, Mr. Musk issued a decree that Tesla employees log 40 hours per week in an office — and not a home office — if they expected to keep their jobs. On Indeed.com, the question, ‘Can you work remotely at Tesla?’ includes answers like, ‘No,’ and ‘Absolutely not, they won’t let it happen under any circumstances,’ and ‘No, Tesla will work you until you lose everything.’ But on the other hand, the cars make fart noises. What a zany and carefree company!”

– Ezra Dyer,
a columnist for Car & Driver,
published in the New York Times, March 4, 2023