Elon’s “extremely hardcore” toxic work culture means people are forced to take Adderall without a prescription to meet their workload. Just ask SpaceX employees.

"Some SpaceX workers resorted to taking Adderall to keep up with the pace of work at the company’s launch facility, and others found themselves falling asleep in the bathroom during long workweeks, a recent Reuters investigation found.

“Travis Carson, a former SpaceX worker at the company’s facility in Brownsville, Texas, told Reuters some workers took Adderall — a stimulant designed to help people with ADHD improve their focus and concentration levels — without a prescription to keep up with the pace of work.”

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-workers-took-adderall-slept-bathroom-iv-treatments-deadlines-report-2023-11

What a nightmare!

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    Sacrificing their short lives and healthy bodies for Elon. This is why we can’t have nice things. Where the fuck are the US regulators?

    Amphetamine doesn’t increase focus or concentration for individuals without ADHD, and it has experienced multiple shortages. These people think (or at the very least act like) they’re more important than debilitated patients that can’t get their prescriptions filled. (I say this as someone who actually knows a few of these SpaceX asshats.)