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I have to wonder. What percent of Tesla's success is attributable to not having legacy union baggage. Unions are the tech debt of the manufacturing world.

It starts with a good idea, but if you let it fester, then it quickly becomes more of a drag than a productive addition to your organization.

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Unions don’t serve the company. They serve the workers. The real irony here is that Henry Ford jumpstarted the middle class by increasing pay to match increased productivity. That new middle class then bought his cars. A company that doesn’t serve workers and thus society has no right to exist.

It’s a balance. Tesla employees are not having a good time, I can tell you from first hand experience. You’ll make reasonable money but it’s not really a life worth living with 12 hour days and extreme stress. Atleast the options made me rich so maybe it was worth it?

what’s something Elon has done better/differently than the GM CEO?

Having a product people desire and doing at excellent job of marketing without actually spending marketing dollars. But this was back when I was there and Elon wasn’t crazy and actually adored.

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