Tesla, the renowned manufacturer of electric vehicles, has been catching headlines following its continuous wave of layoffs that have now entered their fourth week.
Informed sources as reported by Electrek indicate that employees from an array of departments including software, service, and engineering have experienced disturbing employment status alerts over the last Friday to Sunday.
The layoffs began the previous month as Tesla kicked off the termination of what was perceived to be 10 percent of the company's global workforce consisting of 140,000 individuals. Among the affected included Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla's head of EV charging, and her entire 500 employee team. Daniel Ho, Tesla's manager of the new vehicles program, also figured in the layoffs.
A Tesla worker expressed on LinkedIn, "After seeing my team size gradually decrease week after week since mid-April, I received the dreaded 'Hello Employee' email this last Sunday afternoon." The worker voiced anxiety about the layoffs and fear for the future, particularly amid Tesla's decreasing electric vehicle demand.
In an internal staff email, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk highlighted the significance of the cuts, providing that workers under executives failing to meet the required standard would face job termination. Another anonymous Tesla staff expressed worry about the absence of resolution, stating, "I am waiting for another message from Elon indicating that the layoffs have concluded. We need some sort of closure or sign that we can stop fearing job loss."
The recent layoffs have influenced Tesla's employees across varying departments, eliciting feelings of trepidation and uncertainty among the workforce. While Tesla grapples with the decreasing demand for its electric vehicles, how the company would overcome this challenging phase remains a question.
