Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, has admitted that he would not take on another stint as a government official if given the chance. The revelation came after Musk spoke about his time working under former President Donald Trump's administration at the defunct quasi-agency DOGE.
In hindsight, Musk expressed regret over spending any amount of time with the agency, which was tasked with slashing government spending and cutting jobs. He even claimed that he would have preferred to focus on expanding his own companies instead. "I think instead of doing DOGE, I would have basically built, you know, worked on my companies," he said.
Musk's tenure at DOGE was marked by controversy, as Trump's team quickly lost faith in the billionaire's leadership style. His infamous antics, including wielding a chainsaw to demonstrate his commitment to the agency, were seen as unbecoming of someone in such a position. The backlash against Musk's involvement with the administration was swift and severe, with Tesla facing declining sales numbers, plummeting stock prices, and even vandalism from protestors at auto dealerships.
In retrospect, Musk acknowledged that he may have avoided some of the negative consequences had he not taken on the role. "They wouldn’t have been burning the cars," he said wistfully, referring to the protests against Tesla during his time with DOGE.
Musk's admission serves as a stark reminder that even the most influential figures in the world can make mistakes and regret their decisions later on. As for what could have been, it seems that Musk has no interest in revisiting his past experience at DOGE anytime soon.
In hindsight, Musk expressed regret over spending any amount of time with the agency, which was tasked with slashing government spending and cutting jobs. He even claimed that he would have preferred to focus on expanding his own companies instead. "I think instead of doing DOGE, I would have basically built, you know, worked on my companies," he said.
Musk's tenure at DOGE was marked by controversy, as Trump's team quickly lost faith in the billionaire's leadership style. His infamous antics, including wielding a chainsaw to demonstrate his commitment to the agency, were seen as unbecoming of someone in such a position. The backlash against Musk's involvement with the administration was swift and severe, with Tesla facing declining sales numbers, plummeting stock prices, and even vandalism from protestors at auto dealerships.
In retrospect, Musk acknowledged that he may have avoided some of the negative consequences had he not taken on the role. "They wouldn’t have been burning the cars," he said wistfully, referring to the protests against Tesla during his time with DOGE.
Musk's admission serves as a stark reminder that even the most influential figures in the world can make mistakes and regret their decisions later on. As for what could have been, it seems that Musk has no interest in revisiting his past experience at DOGE anytime soon.
I gotta say, this is quite a interesting development... so Elon's saying he wouldn't wanna go back to that whole government thing even if they asked him? 
and yeah, can imagine why - those protest vibes ain't exactly the most pleasant stuff for a CEO to deal with. And honestly, who needs all that drama when you've got innovation to focus on? I mean, dude was working on some wild projects back then... but yeah, hindsight is 20/20, right? He's probably just glad to be back at Tesla where he can focus on the cool stuff 
I'm like totally surprised by this news!!! So Elon Musk was part of that weird gov agency called DOGE and now he's admitting he regrets it 
Like, who would've thought the billionaire CEO of Tesla would say those words?? And can you imagine being in his shoes?! 
But it's good to see him owning up to his mistakes and being like "hey, maybe I should've just stuck with my day job 
. I mean, who needs controversy and vandalism when you're trying to run a successful company like Tesla? 
. And now that he's out of the government scene for good, I'm glad he's focusing on what really matters - making humanity a multi-planetary species and all that jazz 
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. But hey, at least he's owning up to his mistakes now. You can't say he's still living in the past, wistfully thinking about what could have been 
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? Like, burning cars at auto dealerships? That's wild.
. And now he's saying he would've rather focused on expanding his own companies? That just feels like a cop-out, you know? Like, couldn't he have had it both ways? 
. All I can do is wonder what could've been if Musk had taken a different path 
. Would Tesla be more successful without the baggage of DOGE? We'll never know for sure, but it's fun to speculate 
i feel for the guy tho, must've been super hard to deal with the backlash from his own companies and the general public... i'm surprised he didn't take it as an opportunity to turn things around and instead just kinda shrugged it off 
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