In context: Being laid off from a job is a nightmare situation for most individuals, however within the case of Tesla, it appears some fired employees maintain no anger in the direction of CEO Elon Musk—they’re simply grateful for the expertise of working there.
It has been over a month since Musk despatched emails to Tesla executives instructing them to pause all hiring worldwide and reduce worker numbers by 10%. He since clarified that the determine represents salaried staff solely, whereas the variety of hourly staff will improve. Nonetheless, this nonetheless means round 3.5% of Tesla’s complete workforce is being laid off, an quantity he stated is “not tremendous materials.”
A few of those that discovered themselves with out a job launched a lawsuit towards Tesla, claiming the dearth of a 60-day discover interval violated federal legal guidelines. However it seems not all those that have been let go are upset.
Insider found a number of LinkedIn posts from fired Tesla staff praising their time on the firm. One former employee on the autopilot division that not too long ago noticed 200 individuals let go and a complete San Mateo, California, workplace closed wrote: “Throughout the previous yr and a half, I labored for a corporation the place I genuinely believed in what we have been doing. I felt an incredible sense of delight to work on a venture that marks the start of future transportation and a full sense of delight in figuring out we have been the primary.”
An engineer from the identical division engaged on the navigation system was equally appreciative. They stated engaged on the nav instruments was one in every of their best achievements, including that they would not commerce the expertise for something.
Loads of different posts used comparable language, praising each Tesla and former colleagues. “A few of us (the ten%) is perhaps mad or annoyed, however I am not. I am grateful I used to be a part of it, received to study so many new issues and I want all of my former colleagues the perfect (it doesn’t matter what),” wrote one one that joined Tesla in 2016.
Not everybody had such constructive issues to say about Tesla, although. A former XR developer stated there have been “numerous systemic points at play right here.”
In different Tesla information, a latest report claimed that following Elon Musk’s demand for all employees to return to the workplace, lots of those that returned to the Fremont, California, plant discovered there weren’t sufficient desks or parking areas. The EV big additionally revealed that its shipments fell 18% in Q2 as a result of Covid shutdowns in China and provide points.
Masthead: Craig Adderley; middle: Martin Geiger