New Delhi: According to a trending tweet, a Google employee boasted about working just two hours a day and taking home $500000 in pay. Elon Musk, the only person to notice the news, responded with a simple “wow”.
The tweet was sent by @nearcyan, a Twitter user who described a dinner conversation with two Google employees. After talking, the workers entered a friendly competition to see who could work the fewest hours. Surprisingly, one claimed to be making a respectable $500000 a year while just putting in two hours a day.
Elon Musk, who is well-known for his investment in a number of businesses, including Tesla and SpaceX, seemed impressed by the finding and expressed his amazement with the word “wow”.
The author of the tweet later shared that even though the victor of the challenge earned such a hefty sum, they really don’t win because they live in San Francisco, California. Popularly known as ‘Bay Area’, the locality is famous for extremely high housing price. @Nearcyan went on to confirm that the victor is not living the life at all.
He said, “ok after seeing the apartment of the victor i have determined that he is, in fact, not living the life at all. It is unlikely he will be able to procure a mate with his current circumstances regardless of his lavish compensation.”
The Twitter post sparked a mix of reactions. Some appreciated their efficiency while others considered it a monopoly of big companies. A user said, “Worse those likely talented people are not available to startups that are actually innovating. Business monopolies turn into talent monopolies too.”
Another user blamed the employees for lack of passion, saying, “If you’re only working 2hrs/day, for any amount, you’re not very passionate about your career path.”
On the other hand, one Twitter user said, “Google employees are so smart at managing their time working from home that they only need 2 hours to get their job done.”
