According to reports, people familiar with the matter said today that since yesterday, Tesla has set off a new wave of layoffs. To make matters worse, in addition to “fixed wage workers”, “hourly workers” were also affected.
The layoffs involve many “fixed-wage employees” in Tesla’s vehicle sales and delivery teams across North America, the people said. In addition, this round of layoffs also affects “hourly workers” as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously said.
Earlier this month, Musk said in an email to company executives that he was suspending all hiring worldwide. Musk said at the time that he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needed to cut 10% of Tesla’s workforce.
Later, in another email to employees, Musk said Tesla would cut 10% of its “salaried staff” (salaried staff, regardless of how long they work), because they are already overstaffed in many ways. . But he added that “the number of hourly staff will increase”.
But now, as it turns out, “hourly workers” have also been affected by layoffs. Surprisingly, this round of layoffs comes at a time when Tesla is in a “tough delivery” at the end of the second quarter. Musk has previously reminded employees that it would be a “crazy” race.
Affected by the epidemic, Tesla’s factories were temporarily suspended in the second quarter. Today, Tesla finds it has to deliver more cars at the end of the quarter to make up for the loss.
Musk said the layoffs were because he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy. But analysts say it’s more important: Tesla is overstaffed after a long hiring spree.
As for the laid-off employees, their situation may not be as bad as imagined. After all, there is still a labor shortage, and I believe they will find new jobs soon. As of the end of 2021, Tesla has nearly 100,000 employees worldwide.
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