{"id":445416,"date":"2022-05-11T21:36:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-praises-chinese-workers-says-americans-trying-to-avoid-work\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T18:36:11","slug":"elon-musk-praises-chinese-workers-says-americans-trying-to-avoid-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-praises-chinese-workers-says-americans-trying-to-avoid-work\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk praises Chinese workers, says Americans &#8216;trying to avoid&#8217; work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd22af926\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd22af926\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-praises-chinese-workers-says-americans-trying-to-avoid-work\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_praises_Chinese_workers_says_Americans_%E2%80%98trying_to_avoid_work%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk praises Chinese workers, says Americans &#8216;trying to avoid&#8217; work&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_praises_Chinese_workers_says_Americans_%E2%80%98trying_to_avoid_work%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk praises Chinese workers, says Americans &#8216;trying to avoid&#8217; work&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk hailed Chinese workers during an event this week \u2013 praising their talent and work ethic even as he took a jab at some members of the American labor force.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to reveal which electric vehicle startups have impressed him the most, Musk first pointed to Volkswagen as a burgeoning competitor to his market-leading Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>Next, he pivoted to China, stating that he expected some \u201cvery strong companies\u201d to emerge from the country and provide more competition in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of super-talented, hard-working people in China that strongly believe in manufacturing and they won\u2019t just be burning the midnight oil, they\u2019ll be burning the 3 am oil,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VfyrQVhfGZc&amp;t=3506s\">Musk told the Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey won\u2019t even leave the factory, type of thing, whereas in America, people are trying to avoid going to work at all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla already has one major manufacturing plant in Shanghai and the company indicated earlier this month that it plans to build a second facility in the area. Once the second plant is complete, Tesla will have the capacity to build as many as two million cars per year out of Shanghai.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/TESLA-CHINA_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tesla factory in Shanghai\" class=\"wp-image-22226503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/TESLA-CHINA_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/TESLA-CHINA_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/TESLA-CHINA_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tesla has a manufacturing plant in Shanghai.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the original Shanghai plant has contended with issues in recent weeks \u2013 including supply shortages and renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in China that led to workers sleeping at the factory, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-18\/tesla-shanghai-sets-out-hand-washing-sleeping-plans-for-workers\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk told the FT that he expects pressure from the China lockdowns to ease in the days ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve had some conversations with the Chinese government in recent days, and it\u2019s clear that the lockdowns are being lifted rapidly, so I would not expect this to be a significant issue in the coming weeks,\u201d Musk added.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s own work ethic has drawn headlines. When Tesla was struggling to ramp up production of its Model 3 sedan in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-tesla-model-3-problems-interview-today-2018-04-11\/\">Musk told CBS<\/a> that he had taken to \u201csleeping on the factory floor\u201d because he lacked the time to go home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla-factory-in-Shanghai-18.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tesla factory in Shanghai\" class=\"wp-image-22226501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla-factory-in-Shanghai-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla-factory-in-Shanghai-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla-factory-in-Shanghai-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tesla plans to build a second facility in Shanghai.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Future Publishing via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Tesla is betting heavily on China to meet demand for its vehicles, the company has clashed with workers and labor advocates in the U.S. The state of California filed suit against Tesla earlier this year over claims of alleged racial bias and discrimination at one of its factories within the state.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Musk said he would welcome United Auto Workers to hold a union vote at Tesla\u2019s California manufacturing plant \u2013 asserting the company\u2019s workers are already well-treated and compensated.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Musk is moving forward with his effort to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. 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