--- title: "Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags" description: "Twitter CEO Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his \"hardcore\" employees can live full time." date: "2022-12-08" modified: "2022-12-08" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-washing-machine-twitter" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags ![Twitter CEO Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his "hardcore" employees can live full time.]() *\Image: James Clayton via Twitter\* ## Never Going Home Twitter's new owner Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his "hardcore" employees can [live around the clock]() as they attempt to turn the social media site into a functioning business. Case in point, new [images obtained by the *BBC*]() show pictures of conference rooms that have been converted into rudimentary hotel rooms. Other [images]() show bed sheets covering sofas, indicating that "lots of staff have been sleeping at Twitter," according to *BBC* tech reporter James Clayton. "Musk has even installed a wardrobe," Clayton [added](). "We're told he regularly sleeps at Twitter." Other amenities include slippers and even a "[newly installed washing machine]()," according to Clayton — yet another sign of the fact that Musk has become practically synonymous with an unhealthy work-life balance. ## Sleepless in San Francisco It's all part of Musk's new vision of turning Twitter into a viable business, something that has clearly been proving difficult, considering the fact that the remaining staff are resorting to sleeping at the company's offices. Musk infamously set an ultimatum for remaining employees last month, forcing them to either chose to sign up for "long hours at high intensity," or leave — a move that led to workers [leaving in droves](). Turning Twitter's offices into a depressing hostel could also land Musk in hot water with local authorities, since it's a commercial building. According to Clayton, the city of San Francisco [is already investigating](). (Musk quickly [shot back]() against the investigation, arguing that the city was unfairly targeting companies for caring for "tired employees.") ## Don't Care No matter which way you look at it, it's a sad state of affairs. Overworked employees crashing at work only goes to show that there are very real personal costs involved in helping Musk realize his ambitious visions, no matter the outcome. When you're building a rocket, maybe there's an excuse. But at a run-of-the-mill social media site, critics say Musk's latest stunt clearly crosses a line. "It's clear that he doesn't really care about people," California state senator Scott Wiener told the *BBC.* "He doesn't care about the people who work for him." **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff]() \[*BBC*\] **More on Twitter:** *[Elon Musk Reportedly Building "Sad Hotel Rooms" at Twitter HQ for Exhausted Employees]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()