According to Musk, since service workers such as food delivery

personnel, cab drivers, and healthcare professionals cannot work

from home, nobody should have the privilege to do so.I

n a recent interview with CNBC, Elon Musk expressed his

disdain for the concept of working from home, going so far as

to deem it a 'moral issue.' The Tesla and SpaceX CEO stated

that individuals in Silicon Valley should abandon their moral

high horse regarding remote work.

According to Musk, since service workers such as food delivery

personnel, cab drivers, and healthcare professionals cannot work

from home, nobody should have the privilege to do so.

Musk's remarks on Work from Home

During the CNBC interview, Musk said, "Silicon Valley 'laptop classes'

need to get off their 'moral high horse' with their work-from-home bulls***." Musk also referred to tech workers as the laptop classes living in a la-la-land.

Musk's moral argument

Musk questioned the morality of the situation, highlighting

the discrepancy between individuals working from home and

essential workers who cannot.

He asked, "Really, you're gonna work from home? And you're

gonna make everyone else who made your car come work at the factory?

The people who make your food that gets delivered, they can't work from

home? The people

who fix your house, they can't work from home, but you can?

Does that seem morally right? It's messed up." He emphasized that his concern was not solely based on productivity but also on ethical grounds.

Implications for Twitter employees

As the new owner of Twitter since October 2022, Musk has

implemented significant changes to the company's work policies.

In his initial email to employees, he warned of challenging times

ahead and imposed a ban on remote work unless personally

approved by him.

Musk stated, "Remote work is no longer allowed, unless you

have a specific exception. Managers will send the exception

lists to me for review and approval." He also mandated that

Twitter employees work from the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week.

Transition from Twitter's 'Work-from-Anywhere' policy Before Musk assumed

his new role, Twitter had adopted a 'work-from-anywhere' policy for its

employees.However, this changed when Musk took charge, ashe opposed

the idea of working from home and enforceda more rigid in-office work

structure.