Next 'I could be drinking Mai Tai's with naked supermodels but instead I'm here with you!' New book reveals how Elon Musk would fire overworked Tesla staff on the spot during ferocious meltdowns Elon Musk's explosive temper during the development of Tesla's Model X SUV in 2016 is described in a new book by Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins Musk shouted at an executive who was bold enough to tell him that exhausted employees should be allowed some time off 'I can be on my own private island with naked supermodels, drinking Mai Tai's - but I'm not,' the Tesla boss told his overworked staff Few were spared Musk's meltdowns and he would fire people on a whim, including his personal assistant of 12 years who he fired for asking for a raise