Elon Musk seeks high-IQ candidates for 80-hour workweeks in his new department

On Nov. 12, US President-elect Donald Trump announced that entrepreneur Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would co-lead the newly proposed "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) once he assumes office. Two days later, on Nov. 14, the department posted a recruitment notice on the social media platform X.

The job posting stated, "We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants."

Musk added in a follow-up post, "Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero. What a great deal!" 

According to Trump's earlier statements, the department will pave the way for dismantling government bureaucracies, cutting unnecessary regulations and wasteful spending, and restructuring federal agencies.

However, multiple media outlets have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest. According to a report by the Associated Press, Musk has claimed that he could save the government over $2 trillion, nearly one-third of the annual federal budget. Experts warn that such cost-cutting measures could lead to deregulation and policy shifts, directly affecting Musk's companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, and the social media platform X.

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