Elon Musk is the world’s richest man and a super successful business magnet. He owns and has stakes in several companies like Tesla Inc., SpaceX, Twitter, The Boring Company, etc. His diversified business interests as well as his inclination toward futuristic.
However, just like most people, the South African billionaire started out small. Despite being born into a relatively rich family, Musk had a rough start. So let’s find out about his first job and how he began to grow in the business world.
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The Beginning Of Elon Musk’s Career
Musk is the wealthiest man in the world and is known for his diverse business ventures. However, just like a lot of people, he also did odd jobs before making it big.
When he was 17, Musk left his native South Africa and shifted to Canada in June 1989. He stayed with his cousin and became a Canadian citizen. For a year, he did some odd jobs.
Musk worked at his cousin’s farm in Waldeck, Saskatchewan, and did things like tending to vegetables and shoveling grain bins. He also went on to cut logs with a chainsaw.
Later in Vancouver, he was offered the job of cleaning the boiler room of a lumber mill for $18 an hour. These odd jobs helped him in his overall growth and made him realize the importance of labor.
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Musk’s View On His Odd Jobs
In the book ‘Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future’, the SpaceX founder talked about his odd jobs. He said he had to “put on this hazmat suit and then shimmy through this little tunnel that you can barely fit in.”
He further said, “Then, you have to shovel, and you take the sand and goop and other residue, which is still steaming hot, and you have to shovel it through the same hole you came in through.”
30 people started out in the beginning and towards the end, only two people were left including Musk. He later gave up manual labor and started pursuing a graduate degree.
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