Elon Musk plans to upgrade Tesla and SpaceX childcare benefits. The billionaire confirmed this decision after the revelation of his twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk contemplates during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. The new plant, officially called the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, is producing the Model Y as well as electric car batteries.
The tech CEO shared this plan on July 8 after he replied to a Twitter user's question about not having kids because of cost reasons.
"Kids are worth it if at all possible. I'm planning to increase childcare benefits at my companies significantly," said Musk via his official Twitter account.
Kids are worth it if at all possible. I’m planning to increase childcare benefits at my companies significantly.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2022
Hopefully, other companies do same.
Also, Musk Foundation plans to donate directly to families.
Hopefully, details to be announced next month.
He added that other tech manufacturers should also do the same. Elon further shared that he will announce more details about the childcare benefit enhancement in August.
Elon Musk Upgrades Tesla, SpaceX Childcare Benefits!
According to Business Insider's latest report, Elon Musk claimed that direct donations to the families of his employees are included in his childcare benefit enhancement plan.
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Elon Musk shows his Texas belt buckle as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk delivered an eagerly-awaited update on SpaceX's Starship, a prototype rocket the company is developing for crewed interplanetary exploration.
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As of writing, Tesla employees can receive 16 weeks of parental leave, as well as a $40,000 reimbursement for family and fertility planning treatments.
Meanwhile, Musk has been quiet when it comes to the childcare benefits offered by SpaceX. However, various reports claim that the independent space agency offers up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave.
Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2022
A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far.
Once the promised childcare benefit enhancement arrives, these perks are expected to be much better.
Did His Twins With Neuralink Exec Inspire Him?
Since Musk hasn't mentioned his twins with the Neuralink executive, it is hard to conclude that his children inspired him to plan the childcare benefits offered by his companies.
CNN Business reported that Musk quietly fathered two children with Shibon Zilis, one of his employees working for the most-awaited brain chip tech.
This revelation trended after reports revealed court filings pertaining to the twins' legal name changes. These documents stated that the children's surnames were being changed to "Musk."
After his twins were revealed, the billionaire started tweeting about helping solve the underpopulation crisis in the United States.
Previously, Tesla's allegedly hiring activities appeared on LinkedIn.
On the other hand, Elon Musk's Twitter absence ended after the billionaire became active again on July 2.
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