While we in India are still busy vilifying Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy and Larsen & Toubro Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan for advocating 70- and 90-hour workweeks, respectively, in the US, Elon Musk has left them far behind by claiming that employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are working 120 hours a week.

"DOGE is working 120 hours a week. Our bureaucratic opponents optimistically work 40 hours a week. That is why they are losing so fast," Musk said on X.

DOGE is working 120 hour a week. Our bureaucratic opponents optimistically work 40 hours a week. That is why they are losing so fast. https://t.co/dXtrL5rj1K

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025

The Tesla CEO was responding to a post celebrating the new US administration and DOGE for uncovering “fraud” in the previous administration.

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"They’re finding massive waste, fraud, and abuse of our tax dollars… in the first two weeks! Decades of grifting and stealing are coming to an end — finally! Thank you, DOGE," the post said.

DOGE, named after the memecoin Dogecoin, was one of the biggest election promises of US President Donald Trump. Musk had claimed that DOGE would be able to slash federal funding by $2 trillion by cutting down on wasteful expenditure and reducing regulations.

Despite its name, DOGE operates outside the US government, and Musk and his aides have allegedly taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system, triggering a lawsuit charging that he is illegally gaining access to private data of millions of Americans.

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Musk said Monday in a post on X that the "only way to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money is to follow the payment flows and pause suspicious transactions for review."

"Naturally, this causes those who have been aiding, abetting, and receiving fraudulent payments to become very upset. Too bad," he added.

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