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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,697 posts)
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 02:43 PM Oct 2025

Pay Musk $1tn or he could leave Tesla, warns chairman

Elon Musk may leave Tesla if shareholders do not vote through his $1tn (£750bn) pay package, the company’s chairman has warned.

Robyn Denholm stressed that Tesla was at a “critical inflection point” ahead of a vote to approve the co-founder’s pay plan next week, which could make him the first trillionaire in history.

In an open letter, she wrote: “If we fail to foster an environment that motivates Elon to achieve great things through an equitable pay-for-performance plan, we run the risk that he gives up his executive position, and Tesla may lose his time, talent and vision, which have been essential to delivering extraordinary shareholder returns.

“Without Elon, Tesla could lose significant value, as our company may no longer be valued for what we aim to become.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/pay-musk-1tn-or-he-could-leave-tesla-warns-chairman/ar-AA1PhWvn


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Pay Musk $1tn or he could leave Tesla, warns chairman (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 OP
"Pay me $1 Trillion dollars or I walk out the door." Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #1
Don't let the door hit you.... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #2
...where the good Lord split ya underpants Oct 2025 #4
✋️🥂 littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #6
I would have thought they'd pay him to go away. Vinca Oct 2025 #3
What is he bringing to the table at this point? underpants Oct 2025 #5
Possibly creating a narrative where he exits without the appearance of being pushed out maybe? Jbraybarten Oct 2025 #7
He hasn't done shit for Tesla RainCaster Oct 2025 #8
Fuck skuM Hey Joe Oct 2025 #9
"As our company may no longer be valued for what we aim to become." bluesbassman Oct 2025 #10
Let musk go LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #11
Elon isn't interested in running a car company any more, Tesla's endgame is a "global autonomous mobility network." sop Oct 2025 #12
The most ridiculous thing I e ever heard D_Master81 Oct 2025 #13
I would buy a Model Y if that asshole left! Initech Oct 2025 #14
Stoopid Asshole Faux pas Oct 2025 #15
Adios. tanyev Oct 2025 #16
How stupid are these people? travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #17
Musk cost Tsala one million car sales LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #18

RainCaster

(13,702 posts)
8. He hasn't done shit for Tesla
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:08 PM
Oct 2025

He promised is self driving fully autonamous cars ten years ago. People have been paying for that feature for a long time and still don't have it. Musk has insisted that his ideas are the only valid ones in the industry and refuses to listen to any others. Then he fires any engineers who don't agree with him.

Get rid of him and the company will do better. He is nothing but a PR nightmare.

bluesbassman

(20,384 posts)
10. "As our company may no longer be valued for what we aim to become."
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:29 PM
Oct 2025

He just admitted that with Elon the three card monte hustle will collapse.

sop

(18,605 posts)
12. Elon isn't interested in running a car company any more, Tesla's endgame is a "global autonomous mobility network."
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:40 PM
Oct 2025

"I remember when I first bought Tesla stock and a car over a decade ago — it was a bet on a cool electric car. Today...I see that bet evolving into something far more profound. Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part IV isn’t just about selling cars or rockets; it’s about building an integrated, planet-wide system poised to reshape life for my kids’ generation."

"The company that started with a sports car is now, in Musk’s words, building 'a fundamental transformation for civilization as we know it' by creating a physical AI ecosystem. As an investor, I’m struck by how this increases Tesla’s TAM (total addressable market) to essentially everything: transportation, logistics, labor, even home robotics."

https://medium.com/@ben_pouladian/from-products-to-planetary-networks-my-journey-through-teslas-master-plan-part-iv-2eb1c5325d6f

D_Master81

(2,584 posts)
13. The most ridiculous thing I e ever heard
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 03:49 PM
Oct 2025

they’re voting on a 1 trillion dollar compensation package??! Thats laughable if it wasn’t serious. He knows he’s a cult leader like Trump and they will vote this through so the precious stock valuation doesn’t tumble.

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