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Tesla insiders say ‘it’s a s–t show’ under beleaguered Elon Musk

As Elon Musk continues to struggle — with Tesla under investigation by the SEC following  his tweet that it might go private after “funding secured ,” among several other self-inflicted wounds — employees tell The Post that the company is in turmoil. “Elon talks about being a socialist and doing good for mankind — unless you work for them,” says one source. “It’s a s–t show.” Musk is walking a razor wire, another source says, between the things he’s promising and the things he can actually deliver. Until recently, Tesla investors and employees bought into Musk’s vision, even though Musk was “saying things that don’t make sense because he’s accomplished so much.” That core belief may be eroding. Last August,  the Wall Street Journal published an exposé  about the deep divide between the Tesla engineers working on self-driving cars and Musk’s pronouncements about deadlines and capabilities. At least 14 people had already resigned, and the electric car maker continues to suffer