Tesla to Cut 10% of Jobs

Post by ProjectArcturis » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:05 PM UTC

user3939382 wrote: post #135

cmrdporcupine wrote: post #6

Uh,ok... Two days ago the "Who is hiring" thread here had something like 20+ software engineering positions for Tesla. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31585021 More erratic decision making from Mr Musk. Like, I dunno, the time he told Twitter he was taking Tesla private while tripping on LSD. He needs to step aside from Tesla at this point.

> erratic decision making from Mr Musk I'd be the last person to defend Elon Musk, I don't know the guy, but just want to point out that when you're at his level of wealth and power you also have very wealthy, powerful enemies. I see ongoing, what appears to be coordinated, attempts in the mainstream/social media to paint him as crazy. I have no special access to the truth but I'd be unsurprised if those stories are…

Post by pwagland » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:05 PM UTC

rinze wrote: post #29

So the message here seems to be "if you want your employees to leave, make them return to the office".

Post by _jal » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:06 PM UTC

Symmetry wrote: post #100

that_guy_iain wrote: post #36

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When people say "no space in the building to allocate a desk” they mean "No space to neatly put a desk." Companies have often shown repeatedly they can force desks into rooms when needed. Anyways, they can and will buy office space to put the desks when needed.

And am I the only person who has been in a startup going through a "two people per desk" period when growing rapidly?

Post by JumpCrisscross » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

sokoloff wrote: post #128

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #110

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> not because the CEO fired off an email based on his gut feeling about the economy. That’s wacky. Elon's been off his rocker the last couple weeks. But this is just honesty. At the end of the day, this is the CEO's job. Some dress it up with more corporate speak. Others, like Elon, are more direct.

weeks ? I have a ton of respect for what he's accomplished, but from my perspective, I think he's been pretty chaotic in communications for years .

Post by ProjectArcturis » Fri, Jun 03, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #158

studmuffin650 wrote: post #111

Interested to see this go down in parallel with Elon's "everyone must be in office decree". I have multiple friends that work at Tesla and at least one of them has it in their work contract to allow remote work for at least a year (they started 2 weeks ago). Not sure how his decree will work out (though I have only heard about the employment contract, not actually seen it).

Is the statement in an actual work contract? Or just an item in the offer letter? In the US (and many countries) we don’t actually have work contracts as full-time employees. Offer letters aren’t contracts, as an lawyer will remind us. Companies can, and will, change employment terms and compensation as they want. Tesla does have an exception process for remote work, though.