Diego Moya says he 'doesn't like employees' and sparks a firestorm
"I don't like employees," says Diego Moya. Social media pushes back, reopening the debate over the working week.
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Moya: "I don't like employees" and the social media storm
On 16 August 2026, an interview about investing and financial freedom turns Diego Moya, founder of VibeX Academy, into the latest target of social media outrage. "I don't like employees, they want to work less, have weekends and holidays," he says. And he adds: "The future won't belong to employees." Social media erupts.
Among the criticism, he is compared with other get-rich-quick "gurus" like Llados, and accused of whitewashing precarious working conditions. Some also point out that the property investor has already cashed in on the SAREB bailout (Spain's bad bank) and its 50 billion euros of public money during Rajoy's government.
In response, one argument is gaining traction: if he wants employees with no life, he should give them equity. Elon Musk did it at SpaceX, where rank-and-file workers pocketed between 3 and 4 million dollars in the IPO. One user, tongue in cheek, calculates that with a 5% stake it might even be worth sleeping at the office.
In the background, the uncomfortable question: is productivity achieved with more hours or with a fairer distribution of wealth? Moya has his answer. So does social media.
On 16 August 2026, an interview about investing and financial freedom turns Diego Moya, founder of VibeX Academy, into the latest target of social media outrage. "I don't like employees, they want to work less, have weekends and holidays," he says. And he adds: "The future won't belong to employees." Social media erupts.
Among the criticism, he is compared with other get-rich-quick "gurus" like Llados, and accused of whitewashing precarious working conditions. Some also point out that the property investor has already cashed in on the SAREB bailout (Spain's bad bank) and its 50 billion euros of public money during Rajoy's government.
In response, one argument is gaining traction: if he wants employees with no life, he should give them equity. Elon Musk did it at SpaceX, where rank-and-file workers pocketed between 3 and 4 million dollars in the IPO. One user, tongue in cheek, calculates that with a 5% stake it might even be worth sleeping at the office.
In the background, the uncomfortable question: is productivity achieved with more hours or with a fairer distribution of wealth? Moya has his answer. So does social media.
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