Tesla' Elon Musk says he's 'thinking of quitting' his jobs

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" effort his jobs associated changing into an influencer, the world' richest man tweeted on Thursday.

"Thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer regular wdyt," Musk aforesaid within the tweet, while not elaborating.

it had been not in real time clear if Musk, a prolific user of the social media platform, was being serious regarding quitting his roles.

Musk, who is additionally the founder and corporate executive of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company, aforesaid throughout a phone call in Gregorian calendar month that he expects to be the corporate executive of Tesla for "several years."

"It would be nice to possess a touch a lot of free time on my hands as critical simply operating day and night, from after I rouse to when I head to sleep seven days a week. Pretty intense."

Last month, he asked his followers on Twitter whether or not he ought to sell 10% of his stake within the electric-car maker, to that the bulk agreed. He has oversubscribed shares value nearly $12 billion since.

The have is thought for his Twitter banter and spirited interactions with followers that have within the past raised regulative and company governance questions, lawyers have aforesaid.

Musk was penalised $20 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for tweets in 2018 and was needed to step down as chairman.

Howard Fischer, a partner at business firm Moses & Singer, said he doubted Musk' latest tweets profaned any rules as a result of they were too vague.

He added: "I suppose that Musk’s social media comments are subject to a considerable discount, because it were, by the market, as compared to different executives."