Tech billionaire Elon Musk has sparked another intense discussion about workplace culture by asserting that U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff members work 120 hours each week. Through his X (formerly Twitter) post, Musk declared that DOGE employees work 120 hours each week. Bureaucrats in opposition to us work their regular 40-hour week, but we optimistically work 120 hours per week. The rapid decline of their performance stems from their employees working 120 hours weekly.
As the co-chair of DOGE, Musk supports lengthy work hours because he believes working weekends benefits employees who put in extra effort. The bureaucracy has almost no staff working on weekends, which creates a situation where the opposing team simply abandons the field during those two days. According to him, working weekends grants individuals a powerful advantage.
Musk responded to a DOGE supporter who commended both DOGE and the Trump administration for their government fraud discoveries. One Jason commented on social media about the discovery of substantial waste and fraud and tax dollar abuse within the first two weeks of investigations.

However, Musk’s remarks drew widespread criticism online. Users expressed doubts about both the practicality and morality of operating such intensive work hours. A user commented about the office hours that reach up to 18.14 hours per day. You have 5.46 daily hours after work to drive, eat, sleep, and manage your family responsibilities. I find this hard to believe.” The statement received two different reactions from users who thought it was insane and others who believed it was an exaggeration for publicity.
Similar work-hour debates exist in India because L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy have proposed 90-hour workweeks. Musk’s recent appointment by Trump to work as a “special government employee” under the newly established DOGE agency demonstrates his involvement in federal governance. This agency targets government operations to identify both inefficiency and fraud.