Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to return to office or resign

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is demanding workers return to the office full-time or leave the company.

In an email, Musk said everyone at the company "must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean *minimum*) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla," Electrek reported. He wrote in the subject line that remote work "is no longer" acceptable, and he said he'll approve any exceptions himself.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.