以寬松文化著稱的推特，迎來事必躬親的馬斯克
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez
2022-04-26
當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間4月25日下午，推特（Twitter）宣布將接受全球首富埃隆·馬斯克的出價(jià)，該公司的員工可能要做好迎接改革的準(zhǔn)備。馬斯克計(jì)劃將這家公司私有化。
多年來，推特一直對(duì)鼓勵(lì)開放對(duì)話和在辦公室營(yíng)造安全的對(duì)話環(huán)境引以為豪，其招聘網(wǎng)站上寫著公司“重視靈活與公平”。在匿名公司評(píng)價(jià)論壇Blind上，員工對(duì)推特的工作生活平衡評(píng)分4.4星，總分為5星，《財(cái)富》雜志看到有多條評(píng)價(jià)將工作生活平衡列為該公司最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)之一。
而隨著埃隆·馬斯克接管推特，這一切可能發(fā)生巨大的改變。
馬斯克的其他公司以苛刻的企業(yè)文化而著稱，例如特斯拉（Tesla）和SpaceX（太空探索技術(shù)公司）等。馬斯克曾經(jīng)被指責(zé)莫名其妙地突然對(duì)員工及其管理人員大發(fā)雷霆。SpaceX的一名女性工程師曾經(jīng)公開發(fā)文譴責(zé)公司的性別歧視文化。
比如，據(jù)《Business Insider》報(bào)道，《權(quán)力游戲：特斯拉、埃隆·馬斯克和那場(chǎng)世紀(jì)之賭》（Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century）一書爆料，馬斯克曾經(jīng)斥責(zé)在公司Model 3汽車組裝線上工作的員工，稱他們的工作“完全不值一提”，并要求工程師說明“你們到底是什么身份，你們?yōu)榱诵迯?fù)我的生產(chǎn)線都做了些什么”。據(jù)稱，有一名員工當(dāng)場(chǎng)辭職。馬斯克曾經(jīng)對(duì)書中的部分爆料進(jìn)行反駁。
馬斯克還被指責(zé)曾經(jīng)解雇與他意見相左的員工。書中爆料，2006年，他手下的時(shí)任營(yíng)銷總監(jiān)杰西卡·斯威策在特斯拉第一款跑車Roadster的發(fā)布會(huì)之前有一筆支出，馬斯克認(rèn)為這毫無必要，于是他解雇了斯威策，終止了與一家公關(guān)公司的合作。
在宣布收購(gòu)?fù)铺氐男侣劙l(fā)布會(huì)上，馬斯克表示，他希望將公司的算法開源，對(duì)所有人進(jìn)行身份驗(yàn)證，并打擊該平臺(tái)上廣泛傳播的垃圾信息。他在新聞稿中寫道，他還希望強(qiáng)調(diào)該平臺(tái)上的言論自由。有員工對(duì)馬斯克可能給推特的運(yùn)營(yíng)造成的影響感到擔(dān)憂。
推特的社會(huì)健康團(tuán)隊(duì)產(chǎn)品管理總監(jiān)愛德華·佩雷斯在4月25日下午發(fā)推文稱，他和同事“真得感到不安，對(duì)未來沒有把握?！?/p>
佩雷斯在推文中寫道：“我們大多數(shù)同事都認(rèn)為推特不只是一個(gè)科技平臺(tái)；我們對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)有重要的責(zé)任。希望新老板能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)?！?/p>
如果你想知道推特員工的想法，我只能說說我自己的：我真得感到不安，對(duì)未來沒有把握。
我們大多數(shù)同事都認(rèn)為推特不只是一個(gè)科技平臺(tái)；我們對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)有重要的責(zé)任。希望新老板能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)。
——愛德華·佩雷斯（@eddie1perez），2022年4月25日
《財(cái)富》雜志之前曾經(jīng)報(bào)道，Blind對(duì)170名推特員工的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，51%的員工對(duì)馬斯克收購(gòu)?fù)铺馗械綋?dān)憂。
雖然推特在該平臺(tái)上的評(píng)分只有3.9星（總分5星），但特斯拉和SpaceX的評(píng)分更低。馬斯克旗下的這兩家公司在該平臺(tái)上的工作生活平衡評(píng)價(jià)均不到3星：特斯拉為2.5星；SpaceX為2.1星，而且有多位用戶表示公司要求員工在工作中投入大量精力。
一名匿名的Blind用戶稱自己是特斯拉現(xiàn)任員工，形容在特斯拉工作的壞處是“家人會(huì)想念你，而你會(huì)因?yàn)榀偪竦墓ぷ靼才鸥惺艿綁毫Α！?/p>
在2015年接受《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》（Wall Street Journal）采訪時(shí)，馬斯克曾經(jīng)形容自己是事必躬親的人，表示他比微觀管理者更注重細(xì)節(jié)，控制欲更強(qiáng)。他說：“對(duì)于與產(chǎn)品有關(guān)的問題，我有強(qiáng)迫癥。我總是會(huì)看到它的問題。你想這樣嗎？當(dāng)我看到一輛汽車、一枚火箭或者一艘太空船，我只會(huì)看到問題，從來不會(huì)關(guān)注好的一面。這可不是幸福的秘訣?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）
翻譯：劉進(jìn)龍
審校：汪皓
當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間4月25日下午，推特（Twitter）宣布將接受全球首富埃隆·馬斯克的出價(jià)，該公司的員工可能要做好迎接改革的準(zhǔn)備。馬斯克計(jì)劃將這家公司私有化。
多年來，推特一直對(duì)鼓勵(lì)開放對(duì)話和在辦公室營(yíng)造安全的對(duì)話環(huán)境引以為豪，其招聘網(wǎng)站上寫著公司“重視靈活與公平”。在匿名公司評(píng)價(jià)論壇Blind上，員工對(duì)推特的工作生活平衡評(píng)分4.4星，總分為5星，《財(cái)富》雜志看到有多條評(píng)價(jià)將工作生活平衡列為該公司最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)之一。
而隨著埃隆·馬斯克接管推特，這一切可能發(fā)生巨大的改變。
馬斯克的其他公司以苛刻的企業(yè)文化而著稱，例如特斯拉（Tesla）和SpaceX（太空探索技術(shù)公司）等。馬斯克曾經(jīng)被指責(zé)莫名其妙地突然對(duì)員工及其管理人員大發(fā)雷霆。SpaceX的一名女性工程師曾經(jīng)公開發(fā)文譴責(zé)公司的性別歧視文化。
比如，據(jù)《Business Insider》報(bào)道，《權(quán)力游戲：特斯拉、埃隆·馬斯克和那場(chǎng)世紀(jì)之賭》（Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century）一書爆料，馬斯克曾經(jīng)斥責(zé)在公司Model 3汽車組裝線上工作的員工，稱他們的工作“完全不值一提”，并要求工程師說明“你們到底是什么身份，你們?yōu)榱诵迯?fù)我的生產(chǎn)線都做了些什么”。據(jù)稱，有一名員工當(dāng)場(chǎng)辭職。馬斯克曾經(jīng)對(duì)書中的部分爆料進(jìn)行反駁。
馬斯克還被指責(zé)曾經(jīng)解雇與他意見相左的員工。書中爆料，2006年，他手下的時(shí)任營(yíng)銷總監(jiān)杰西卡·斯威策在特斯拉第一款跑車Roadster的發(fā)布會(huì)之前有一筆支出，馬斯克認(rèn)為這毫無必要，于是他解雇了斯威策，終止了與一家公關(guān)公司的合作。
在宣布收購(gòu)?fù)铺氐男侣劙l(fā)布會(huì)上，馬斯克表示，他希望將公司的算法開源，對(duì)所有人進(jìn)行身份驗(yàn)證，并打擊該平臺(tái)上廣泛傳播的垃圾信息。他在新聞稿中寫道，他還希望強(qiáng)調(diào)該平臺(tái)上的言論自由。有員工對(duì)馬斯克可能給推特的運(yùn)營(yíng)造成的影響感到擔(dān)憂。
推特的社會(huì)健康團(tuán)隊(duì)產(chǎn)品管理總監(jiān)愛德華·佩雷斯在4月25日下午發(fā)推文稱，他和同事“真得感到不安，對(duì)未來沒有把握?！?/p>
佩雷斯在推文中寫道：“我們大多數(shù)同事都認(rèn)為推特不只是一個(gè)科技平臺(tái)；我們對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)有重要的責(zé)任。希望新老板能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)?！?/p>
如果你想知道推特員工的想法，我只能說說我自己的：我真得感到不安，對(duì)未來沒有把握。
我們大多數(shù)同事都認(rèn)為推特不只是一個(gè)科技平臺(tái)；我們對(duì)社會(huì)負(fù)有重要的責(zé)任。希望新老板能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)。
——愛德華·佩雷斯（@eddie1perez），2022年4月25日
《財(cái)富》雜志之前曾經(jīng)報(bào)道，Blind對(duì)170名推特員工的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，51%的員工對(duì)馬斯克收購(gòu)?fù)铺馗械綋?dān)憂。
雖然推特在該平臺(tái)上的評(píng)分只有3.9星（總分5星），但特斯拉和SpaceX的評(píng)分更低。馬斯克旗下的這兩家公司在該平臺(tái)上的工作生活平衡評(píng)價(jià)均不到3星：特斯拉為2.5星；SpaceX為2.1星，而且有多位用戶表示公司要求員工在工作中投入大量精力。
一名匿名的Blind用戶稱自己是特斯拉現(xiàn)任員工，形容在特斯拉工作的壞處是“家人會(huì)想念你，而你會(huì)因?yàn)榀偪竦墓ぷ靼才鸥惺艿綁毫??！?/p>
在2015年接受《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》（Wall Street Journal）采訪時(shí)，馬斯克曾經(jīng)形容自己是事必躬親的人，表示他比微觀管理者更注重細(xì)節(jié)，控制欲更強(qiáng)。他說：“對(duì)于與產(chǎn)品有關(guān)的問題，我有強(qiáng)迫癥。我總是會(huì)看到它的問題。你想這樣嗎？當(dāng)我看到一輛汽車、一枚火箭或者一艘太空船，我只會(huì)看到問題，從來不會(huì)關(guān)注好的一面。這可不是幸福的秘訣。”（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）
翻譯：劉進(jìn)龍
審校：汪皓
Twitter employees could be in for a world of change after the company announced on April 25 afternoon that it would accept a bid by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who plans to take the company private.
For years the company has prided itself on fostering open conversation, and creating a safe space for dialogue in its office, saying on its careers website that it is “all about flexibility and equity.” Employees on the anonymous forum for company reviews, Blind, ranked Twitter’s work-life balance 4.4 out of 5 stars, with several reviews of the company viewed by Fortune raving about the work life balance as one of the companies best aspects.
That could change significantly now that Elon Musk is taking over the company.
Musk’s other companies, Tesla and SpaceX, are known for their demanding company cultures. Musk himself has previously been accused of flying into unpredictable rages with employees and exploding at his managers. A female engineer at SpaceX previously accused the company of having a sexist culture in a public essay.
In one instance, Musk berated a group of employees working on the company’s Model 3 sedan assembly line, saying their work was “complete shit,” demanding the engineers state "who the f--- you are and what the f--- you're doing to fix my goddamn line,” according to the book Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century, Business Insider reported. One of the employees reportedly quit on the spot. Musk has disputed some of the anecdotes in the book.
Musk has also been accused of firing those he disagrees with. In 2006, when his then-head of marketing, Jessica Switzer, spent money he thought unnecessary ahead of Tesla’s first Roadster reveal party, he had her and a public relations firm let go, according to the book.
Musk said in a press release announcing his Twitter takeover that he wants to make the company's algorithms open-source, authenticate all humans, and battle spambots that are widespread on the platform. He also wants to emphasize free speech on the platform, he wrote in the press release, which has some employees worried about the potential ramifications for Twitter's operations.
One employee, Edward Perez, a director of product management for Twitter's societal health team, said in a April 25 afternoon tweet that he and his coworkers are feeling "genuine discomfort and uncertainty."
"Most of us believe deeply that Twitter is much more than a tech platform; we have a deep responsibility to society. I hope our new owner gets that," Perez said in the tweet.
If you're wondering what @Twitter employees think, I can only speak for myself: It's a time of genuine discomfort & uncertainty.
Most of us believe deeply that Twitter is much more than a tech platform; we have a deep responsibility to society. I hope our new owner gets that.
— Edward Perez (@eddie1perez) April 25, 2022
A survey of 170 employees at Twitter from Blind found that 51% were worried about Musk acquiring Twitter, Fortune previously reported.
Whereas Twitter boasts 3.9 out of 5 stars overall on the platform, Tesla and SpaceX rank lower. Both Musk-owned companies received less than 3 out of 5 stars for work-life balance—Tesla had a score of 2.5; SpaceX a 2.1—and several users reported that the company demands a lot of their attention.
One anonymous Blind user who said they were a current employee at Tesla said the cons of working there are that “your family will miss you and you will feel the effects of stress resulting from crazy schedules.”
Musk has characterized himself as a nanomanager, describing himself as more detail-oriented and controlling than a micromanager, in a 2015 interview with the Wall Street Journal. “I have OCD on product-related issues,” he told the Journal. “I always see what’s…wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.”
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