Elon Musk's new 'department' seeks 'super high-IQ' staff for unpaid jobs
Musk said “compensation is zero” for the “revolutionaries” who will advise on cuts to the federal budget.
By David Ingram
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new commission to slash government spending began soliciting applications for staff jobs Thursday, saying it wants to hire “revolutionaries” who score highly on IQ tests.
“We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting,” the so-called Department of Government Efficiency said on X.
“If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants,” the post said.
Musk said separately that the jobs would be unpaid but that they would “greatly help America.”
“Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies & compensation is zero,” he wrote. “What a great deal!”
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was appointing the two businessmen to jointly head up the advisory board to suggest spending cuts, target regulations for elimination and put forward ideas to restructure federal agencies. Musk and Ramaswamy have called for sweeping changes to federal programs, such as mass layoffs and deep cuts.
