And so exists an operation that I’ll call the project
It involves financial transfers, money in and out
Like other operations, it runs well; no one objects
Employees do their tasks; it’s what smooth ops is all about
Along comes Elon Musk to take control and do his thing
He fires half its staff expecting all the work still done
And publicly declares how now the fortune this will bring
Meanwhile the project’s operations to the ground they run
It’s Musk’s M.O. applied to governmental projects
It matters not which one, it’s really clear what to expect
The project’s doomed to chaos, having lost the world’s respect
And so I’ve come to label it the Elon Musk Effect
5/6/2025
