Tesla fires worker who said he slept in his car to be closer to office

Tesla is known arsenic a demanding workplace, pinch its Glassdoor reviews noting that labor typically activity agelong hours and put successful clip connected nan weekends. But a recent LinkedIn post from a Tesla worker who mislaid his occupation earlier this period is sparking a statement astir whether workers should make specified sacrifices for their employers.

In nan post, erstwhile Tesla worker Nico Murillo writes astir his dedication to nan electrical conveyance maker, noting that he slept successful his car connected weekdays astatine 1 constituent successful 2023 to trim retired his 1.5-hour commute. "Showered astatine nan mill and slept successful nan parking lot. Microwaved meal successful nan break room," he wrote. 

Then, Murillo wrote, he logged into his machine connected April 15 astatine 4:30 a.m. to find his relationship had been deactivated. He soon noticed an email that read, "Unfortunately arsenic a result, your position has been eliminated by this restructuring." Murillo nevertheless drove to his agency and tried to badge in. 

"[T]he information defender took my badge and told maine I was laid off," Murillo wrote. "Sat successful my car successful disbelief."

Describing his astir 5 years astatine Tesla, wherever his astir caller domiciled was arsenic a accumulation supervisor, he added, "Sacrificed a batch for nan company."

Tesla, which had much than 140,000 workers arsenic of December, is successful nan process of cutting 10% of its labor arsenic it copes pinch a slump successful request for its electrical vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said successful a memo to unit that nan layoffs are needed to "enable america to beryllium lean, innovative and quiet for nan adjacent maturation shape cycle." 

But Murillo's explanation of his dedication to Tesla and his abrupt firing has sparked an outpouring connected LinkedIn, pinch much than 1,600 replies. One communal refrain came from group who described themselves arsenic having gone done akin experiences, and who now said they mobility whether it's worthy giving truthful overmuch clip and power to an employer. 

"After 17 years pinch a institution and 1 twelvemonth distant from retirement, office successful Utah phoned maine to show maine my position was being eliminated and I was to vacate nan building immediately," 1 LinkedIn personnel responded to Murillo. "I besides gave everything to my occupation but made excessively much. Corporations do not attraction astir nan people."

Another commenter added, "[D]o not sacrifice your health, clip and well-being for immoderate statement because arsenic you spot they will fto you spell without immoderate remorse."

Neither Tesla nor Murillo instantly responded to requests for remark astir nan post. 

More layoffs?

Meanwhile, Tesla is laying disconnected moreover much employees, according to Monday reports successful Eletrek and The Information. Musk wrote successful a Monday memo that nan institution is cutting 2 elder executives, supercharger elder head Rebecca Tinucci and caput of caller products Daniel Ho, according to The Information. 

Tesla is besides laying disconnected almost each of its 500-person charging team, Eletrek reported.

Earlier this month, Tesla reported its first-quarter profit plummeted 55%, nan unfortunate of falling world income and nan carmaker's ain price cuts. Revenue slipped 9% to $21.3 billion. 

Consumer request for EVs has slowed amid concerns complete their costs and usage issues, specified arsenic batteries that lose effectiveness successful acold weather. And rival automakers are rolling retired their ain EVs, causing Tesla's marketplace stock to shrink.

To beryllium sure, companies often request to trim costs aliases restructure erstwhile they deed unsmooth patches. But nan acquisition for nan workers who suffer their jobs tin beryllium painful, particularly for those who put successful agelong hours and sacrificed their individual lives, arsenic expressed by Murillo. 

Still, he added that he views his 5 years astatine Tesla arsenic conscionable portion of his story. "I'm only 29 years aged and person a batch much profession clip successful me," he wrote.

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