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Ex-employees say Tom Krause, tapped by Musk to overhaul Treasury, was a 'hatchet man'

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Ex-employees say Tom Krause , tapped by Elon Musk to overhaul Treasury , was a 'hatchet man' The tech executive is bringing private business practices into government, they say.

Krause oversaw layoffs at Cloud Software Group in each of the last three years while instituting a return-to-office mandate and rigid performance ratings.

Former Cloud Software Group CEO Krause told employees that he plans to continue in his role at the Treasury .

"He should absolutely not have anything to do with the U.S. Treasury Department ," said former employee Roan Roan .

Another former employee said the company required them to label at least one subordinate as a low performer.