Twitter CEO Elon Musk says his workload is 'not something I’d recommend'
The businessman said he has 'too much on my plate'
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Billionaire Elon Musk spoke candidly about his workload during a Monday business conference.
"I have to say, it is with great difficulty," the Tesla CEO replied to a question about how he navigates certain business aspects for the electric vehicle company while appearing remotely for a B20 summit event. "I'm really working the absolute amount that I can work from morning to night, seven days a week. This is not something I'd recommend, frankly."
Earlier in the event, he said his workload "has recently increased quite a lot," before adding, "I have too much on my plate, that is for sure."
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Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in late October. The closing of the deal came after a lengthy legal battle that involved the Delaware Court of Chancery giving him and the social media company an Oct. 28 deadline to do so.
Tesla founder Elon Musk (Getty / Getty Images)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 meeting in Stavanger, Norway, on Aug. 29, 2022. (Carina Johansen / Getty Images)
Since taking over, he has made major changes to the social media company, such as laying off 50% of its workforce and launching a verification badge purchasable for $8 per month.
"I’ve been at Twitter SF HQ all night," he tweeted Monday morning. "Will be working & sleeping here until org is fixed."
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Reuters/Michele Tantussi/File / Reuters Photos)
In addition to currently serving as Tesla and Twitter’s respective CEOs, he helms SpaceX. He also co-founded OpenAI, Neuralink and The Boring Company.
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"I have Tesla covered too," he said in a Monday tweet, adding he "will be there part of this week."
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 318.60 | -11.64 | -3.52% |
In October, the electric vehicle company said it generated about $21.45 billion in third-quarter revenue, up 26.8% from the second quarter and 55% from last year's third quarter. Tesla's profits, meanwhile, were $3.3 billion, a significant increase from the $1.6 billion reported during the same three-month period in 2021.
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