‘Don’t argue’ with Elon Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk is a laserfocused boss who rarely socialized with his staffers and fired those who didn’t fall in line with his strategies, according to a former Tesla employee.

Carl Medlock, a former territory manager at Tesla, detailed his experience working for the firm and with Musk (right) during the Aug. 7 episode of “The Iced Coffee Hour” podcast.

“You don’t argue with him,” Medlock said. “When Elon stands up at the end of a meeting and says, ‘This is the direction we’re going to go,’ you stand up from your chair and you better head that direction. Because he’s not one for people back-talking — he’ll just let you go.”

Medlock first joined Tesla in 2009 and said he was offered “a lot of perks,” including a six-figure salary and 40,000 stock options.

He said Musk was one of the people who interviewed him, quizzing him about his customer service record and other realworld experiences.

“He’s actually a really good guy,” Medlock added. “He’s incredibly smart, so he’s intimidating in that regard, but . . . The guy loves his kids, he loves his family, he’s a good dad and he’s just easy to talk to. We just had a conversation and I got the job.”