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- Some employees at the Tesla Gigafactory found out Monday they no longer have a job. The company announced mass layoffs.
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Translation: Product not selling.
Cyber trucks rusting. we don't want electric vehicles.
Also all electric cars, Chinas not selling.
Poor woke austin....
So inflation had nothing to do with it? Right?
Talk to a Musk worshiper and he will claim that all auto companies are laying off workers. They always have an excuse.
Most people can barely afford rent. Buying a 100k truck is insanity.
i hear ya, but, buying a $10 coffee, a $6 hamburger, or $6 for a gallon of gas is also insanity... and everyone seems to be doing that without question.
same people spend $1000 on a phone and 500-1000/year on a mobile plan. they pay anywhere between 200 and 1400/year for streaming services, then they complain about not having enough money for rent or new tires for their car. by-and-large, 70%+ of the people (in the US) are their own worst enemies when it comes to finances.
Especially this silly looking 15yo’s imaginary idea of a vehicle used for actual work.
@@lv407715? My 2 year old nephew can draw this car 😂😂
More like 200k
Those trucks are UGLY!!!!!!
My ugly gf years ago was the hottest woman of my life. I hope you are well, Emily.
I wish I can afford one even if they are ugly 😞
And they are also terrible ....
I promise you if you got the money for a cyber truck, you’re gonna buy any car but that
It's not just that it's ugly. It doesn't make any practical sense to own. It can't do any of the things that a conventional pickup truck can do. It can't keep up with any I.C.E. pickup on the road or do any serious work. So what's the sense in it? And this is not brand specific either. EVs in general make no common sense to own at all. Price to performance they just make no sense. They are inconvenient, very expensive to run and maintain and they don't last very long. They are merely toys for the rich to play with.
Very toxic company to work for
Elon needs to divert money for his colony on mars project.
@@waywardspirit7898lol
Racist also but that’s neither here nor there
@@Originalking define racist
I can see your lisp.
I always found it odd how employees are expected to give 2 weeks, but that same courtesy does not work both ways.
They get severance. I did with Tesla back in 2018
Employees do not need to give notice at all. It's a way to not burn your bridges. It's totally on you. These laid off workers get severance. And it'll be a lot more than 2 weeks of it.
@andyleo8418 the people I know hope they they get something. They haven't been updated since the email and Tesla won't respond.
Take this job and shove it im not working here anymore.
No they're not. It's simply a courtesy.
When your “truck” looks like it was designed by a five-year-old, don’t expect people will flock to you to buy one.
😂 it’s a toy that you don’t have and hate those who do 😂
Hopefully the company will go under !!
@@deplorablechump8758I definitely hate you Tesla people and I damn sure would never own a fake EV car. I'm keeping my Hemi V8 and there isn't a damn thing you climate Nazis are gonna do about it.
There's currently a 2 million back order for Cybertruck which will take an estimated 7 years to fulfill.
@@jwkm6918 there's that many classes pricks that want that POS fake truck???? I have lost all faith in humanity. You can have the cyber truck I'll keep my Dodge Ram and it's V8.
Tesla: we're a great company to work for.
Also Tesla: here's your 12 hr employment termination email.
😂
🤣🤣🤣
He should be in jail for misleading Dogecoin investors. He has conman written all over him.
e l o n m u s k is a scammer . otherwise a multibillion dollar respectable company will not terminate in such inhuman and disrespectful way. He has done this with twitter employees , he made video call and published it on social media this shows his macabre character .
Never believe company executives when they state they care about their people. Everyone is disposable so they can keep their jobs. Be loyal to yourself. Never to a company.
Euphemisms like ( We Treat You Like Family ...Work Life Balance) is all a joke! They don't care and to learn that sooner than later will help you in the long run.
e l o n m u s k is a scammer . otherwise a multibillion dollar respectable company will not terminate in such inhuman and disrespectful way. He has done this with twitter employees , he made video call and published it on social media this shows his macabre character .
Over 9 years at Tesla. I worked essentially two positions at work to make sure I am always busy. Got let go today. This wasnt a job for me, it was my career. I helped build our deparment from when it was very disorganized and barely growing. A little heart broken today.
Bradley here. Reaching 2 years. Best front seat frame reworker on the whole line for night shift. Even outperformed 3 day shift reworkers. I was let go even after being given that "employee of the week" award that seats was doing, excited to work again next week; but there will never be a next week.
You forgot the number one job security element -- ABAK. Always be ass kissing.
@ibibleflop Sorry to hear. I read an article that they let go a lot of their top performers. I think it was intentional, in order to bring new workers in and pay less.
@marin5698 I really appreciate your kind words!
Lesson learned. Hard work doesn’t really pay, you get laid off anyway. Wishing you better opportunities for the future.
That cyber truck is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen.
have you ever looked in a mirror?
A eye sore, silly design.
@@coffeecool5190 ...1950s insult.
It’s like a piss trough. But do like all the other Tesla’s.
Year it is ugly as hell😂
That “truck” was and still is THE STUPIDEST LOOKING MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE EVER!!…AND THAT INCLUDES “The Homer” FROM THAT EPISODE OF “THE SIMPSONS” where Homer completely bankrupted his half-brother’s car company by designing the Ugliest Car Ever!
People who watch cartoons aren't high on my list of reliable sources of anything useful.
I agree. That truck is absolutely ugly and ridiculous. It makes no common sense at all. It's no wonder they are losing their asses on it. Someone was doing too many drugs when they released that into the wild.
Powell Powell makes a pow pow powerful car 😂
@@NBGTFODisney is one of the biggest companies, what's yours?
Pontiac Aztec was a lot uglier
Those laid off will find bigger and better. Stay strong and keep your faith.
*Given **_$64-million_** by Texas taxpayers and only open **_two-years_** before laying off workers?! **_(Genius!)_* 😑
How much did Texas give Stanley black and decker’s craftsman and their fraud?
It's pretty common in non-unionized jobs, especially when they need to skim the top earners to keep the billionaire crybaby rich and happy.
@@Luckdragon2000 Yup this is one of those moments where it takes The Chief to get to the point and keep it simple, explaining the root of the problem.
Saw much of Dat in teaxass yall..that's why I left..now 😊 enjoy the grift continuum...it's never ending republican bull shit ..
If you're mad about this you should see what else your government blows money on LOL 😂
Welcome to life as a corporate worker. They want YOU to give two weeks notice but they never do. NEVER give your loaylty to any company. Be loyal only to your family and their interests. Live below your means and save. The braggerty feeling if rocking the latest gadhets and cars on credit to impress people you don't care about is fleeting and empty whereas knowing you have financial security is the true 'flex'.
Good advice, mostly...but. It's all well and good to say "live below your means and save", but have you seen the prices of food, education and housing lately? I'm the last of the boomers, and had the opportunity to do those things. Not so easy for the current generation. Do they even teach home economics in school anymore? Are kids taught by anybody how to balance a checkbook, and calculate the interest in a mortgage?
you give two weeks they are giving 60 days pay without work. so yea whats your point?
didn't it say they were getting severance pkgs? and paid until June something?
I totally agree with your statement, the uncertainty of employment forces many to always think about what is next. The rules and regulations are so tilted toward the employer and its shareholders, that who knows what kind of severance these people are getting. Companies should realize they should never expect loyalty; employment now is exclusively transactional...you want more, you pay more. Look how hard these greedy pukes fight work from home policies when companies massively profited during the pandemic and stated how well it functioned. Post-pandemic they have been losing their asses on commercial real estate, so now in person collaboration is critical...eat a bag of Ds.
They are getting 2 months severance!
The economy is doing great, so they should all have new jobs in a week or two. Extra $ in their pockets!
I have gone through this my whole working life, every few years lay off for no reason - welcome to the club - it sucks
And then you reach retirement age and What? $$$ you're supposed to have in savings/investments?
@@dosbaggos5575 yes you are right I invested n Real Estate and managed properties for others on the side for over 20 yrs and retired now
Here in Europe, it’s illegal to fire anyone unless the worker has done something really, REALLY wrong. And if the company has to lay off people, they cannot hire anyone for the same position for the next 12 months.
ThT is unrealistic
Building a 100 k car in a 10 k world , 😂stupid, out of touch ,
I wud say it is a 10k electric dumpster sold as 100k and ppl are even buying it.
Very Good point
You do know that most of Tesla models sell for $53K or less, right? Check your facts. And there is no way to sell an infinite amount. Tesla has sold over 2 million Model Y units alone. Easily beating every other American and European automaker. But of course you’re the kind who will complain about anything 😂
@@Great_America electric service into the home isn't free nor is the magic that produces the electricity that powers these 💩 cars . The battery is a ticking time bomb, unreliable in the winter , a fire hazard that most insurance companies realize now and are charging customers with double and sometimes triple rate increases . I can go on all day .
Thats odd my market research says most teslas are 30-40k. With the Y being the most sold car world wide in 2023….ooooh you must vote orange man ok well then yes all Tesla’s cost a gazillion
The cyber truck is a disaster
Not to mention one of the ugliest vehicles ever produced.
That's an understatement. It's a ugly, overly expensive POS.
Instant Collector !
@@ge2623 Pontiac Aztec is better looking.
@@HelpYouEatMe
I feel that way about little flat-faced (brachycephalic) dogs or cats, but oddly enough I find this asymmetric truck something cool pulled straight out of an 80's sci-fi. movie or video game.
Layoffs happen. You don't get a heads up. The employer doesn't want pissed off employees robbing them blind, sabatoging equipment, etc.
It's a pretty common practice.
I couldn't agree more. It's cold blooded....ask me how I know...but rational. The woman said some notice would have been nice. To do what, exactly? Start looking for another job, sure. Just like the other 10,000. As you and they will do today.
@@frequentlycynical642 Overall these people got a sweet deal compared to anything I ever got. They get 60 days paid with bennies to look for another job, plus severance. That completely boggles my mind. My flabbers are ghasted.
I've seen countless times where doors are simply chained and the employees show up to find they have no job. The union pats them on the back and says "There there "then packs up and leaves town.
I did 10 years with security companies that specialized in that sort of work. Never in my life have I seen a company do this well by employees they are laying off.
this was a 60 day notice, with pay, effective April-14. Terminations go out in June. that's a pretty significant "heads up" if you ask me.
Yeah, you are right. The leftists and AI writing the comments are trying to gen up distaste for Elon.
It’s not rational. It creates an even more toxic work culture and resentment.
I worked at that plant about a year ago. I only work for less than 2 weeks because it was such a nightmare. We were brought in because they had so many fires that they needed extra supervision for safety
That was a horrendous way for employees to discover they had lost their jobs. So sorry guys…
But perfectly normal. Do you know why you have to lock out laid off employees from facilities? Because of people "going postal". It's a perfectly normal procedure. I have seen it myself.
You have to give notice, by law. Im not an employee but educated guess is they will still be “employed” by the company for 60 days even though they are locked out. At the end of the 60 days - theyll get severance which would be at least 90 days and probably something additional depending on length of service. After that when severance runs out they should be eligible for unemployment.
Wrong.
Join the Union
That's how it works. They will still be getting a paycheck for 60 days. It simply makes more sense to pay out employees rather than have a bunch of pissed off people inside your plant.
Teslas aren't selling even with repeated price reductions. And the stock is tanking.
Just as we all thought would happen.
Yes it is
And why is Teslas aren't selling? Care to elaborate?
Tesla stock has moved up and down between ~$150 and ~$300 for the past 4 years. It's hardly anything strange.
A lot of people are jumping off of ev thats why.
I was a Technician for Tesla and was Laid off the first go around with NO REASON at all. I knew working there from the lack of parts and no availability for maintenance that they’d soon fall.
if only the united states had manufacturing companies that allowed Tesla to operate domestically instead of being subject to unstable global affairs. a problem that is now 30+ years in the making, with no end in sight.
The electric demand is down all around. Could you imagine if the government wasn't incentivising and pressuring the public with their adoption?
I understand the need for layoffs but it is disgusting how companys today go about the process.
Capitalism, that’s how it works.
@@benmartinez8443 No- Assholism. That is how it works.
Capiholism?
@@BoogieBoogsForever Capitasholism?
a 60 day notice "with pay" wasn't good enough?
That's awful smh. The harsh reality is that most employees are just a number and "headcount" to these companies.
You are just a number to Biden too. Remember
Much stress, life should not be this difficult and stressful
As someone who hates static shock, this car is a big NO for me 😂.
He’s been slicing prices for a while. Many just didn’t want to see the writing on the wall.
utter rubbish prices went up in Europe last year, long waiting lists here and over there for cyber trucks just not available yet they have thousands at factory ls waiting to go out.
utter piss poor management seems to be issue here.
🤔Slicing prices??? How do people just make up things like this and then post????
Not a single Tesla is below last years price and the truck is far over what he originally stated it would be prior to production. Serious questions ---- What have they been "slicing"?
Maybe keychains, hats, and other accessories...
The EV market has way more
Competition now than he expected. Chinese BYD market exploded
Into the scene.
Tesla is apparently preparing to open a factory in India as reported by their news.
@@edwilko8819 Oh you didn't hear? Cyber Truck will never meet pedestrian safety requirements for the EU anytime soon. The thing has a guillotine for a hood sorry, bonnet sorry, frunk lid.
When you design a garbage truck thinking people would continue buying it, you're going to have a bad time.
Worked in auto industry for many years, layoffs were a fact of life!
I met someone from a town in Canada where blackberry headquarters was. He told me that town during blackberry times was thriving and now it’s not anymore.
Way to short Austin area real estate? (I would never buy)
These people just had a head-on collision with reality.
Your boss and the company do not care about you.
The only thing that matters is PROFIT!
Yeah, that's how capitalism works genius.
WORSHIP an Oligarch and you should expect to keep THEM filthy rich. Thanks for your sacrifice.
Welcome to the 21st century....
Even working for a "good" company, you get fired in the middle of the night by an ai
Hey, i got laid off from Computer Associates in 2003 via a cell phone call while i was filling up at the pump, on my way to .... Computer Associates.
@@abradfordajb imagine if ai was just an imaginary scapegoat?
There was a report written a couple weeks ago, saying those ai-supermarkets where people just grab-and-go stuff was faked by tons of people sitting and reviewing film in real-time to pretend an ai was active.
There's nothing good about Tesla.
@@alfonsedente9679 What is the meaning of life?
I knew my 2015 dodge caravan is better. People should just go back to that.. the normal 2010 living @brakesforsnakes757
When the workers building a vehicle can’t afford to buy that vehicle, there’s a problem.
Very well said 👍
When your workers build something that ya have to go to new Mexico to buy...that is a problem...lol
World news:- "Item not selling!"
He should have given the employees each a Tesla instead of careless layoffs with bills to pay, doctors visits,etc
Termination of a job, breaking up with someone and notification of death really should not be given via text.
i disagree, personally, having been terminated and driving all the way into the office just to be told in person what i could have been told by email and text would have saved me a lot of grief and frustration. i feel sorry for everyone that drove into the office and had to be told in-person just to drive all the way back home -- but only because they wasted the time driving.
at least they are still on payroll for the next 60 days or so. most companies would have just filed with WARN/SEC and then fired you without any prior announcement, you'd have found out at the gate your badge doesn't work and then someone would have explained to you that you have been terminated.
if only employees could be trusted not to retaliate, then you could trust them to be on-site for an announcement. but you can't. most people let their emotions control their actions and then do stupid things like steal, damage property, or worse. i worked at myspace and during layoffs there was a guy that tried to commit suicide by jumping off a suspended walkway.
there is no good way to break the news of a termination to the person(s) being terminated.
Keep in mind this was 14000 people. Do you think it's feasible to fire 14000 one by one? Ain't nobody got that kind of time.
For Tesla, people are disposable one-time use toys - just like their cars
That's the case for pretty much every corporation. It's why they union bust so hard
@@joshuapowers4623that's only true to an extent I know plenty of car manufacturers who make and sell quality products
Really? Boohoo much?
What do you expect them to do? EV's aren't selling. So they should just keep paying people to show up to work with nothing to do?
How about hiring me to work for you and I promise to show up and do nothing all day? And pay me $25. an hour to show up. I am also available for overtime if you need me
@@fauxque5057 that's so dumb how about make a good enough product so people will buy it instead of designing a car like a fourth grader
All you companies expect 2 weeks notice for an employee to quit but you don't hold that standard for letting employees go.
They will owe them 60 days pay or notice due to the WARN ACT.
Not made lightly but delivered in the most a**hole way possible.
a 60 day notice, with pay? i mean, if that's "a**hole way" i want to know what "kindest way" would be.
On apr-14 they received notice they would be terminated on Jun-14. This news run intentionally fails to make this clear to viewers. The editor should be fired, they had complete control over how this was being presented to viewers, they chose to mislead everyone into believing this was a summary termination.
is there a nice way to fire someone?
As much as I dislike e vehicles, these “trucks” are the dumbest things on the road.
I agree!
Must not be many of them. I've never seen one.
Huge waste of money that could have been used to a model refresh of the existing line. BYD is going to kill Tesla.
@@howardhughes7596 Would it be a great loss if Tesla bit the dust? Probably not.
Well the truck is on recall
I wish someone would have covered the Tesla Layoffs from 2018. No one cared about us back then. #Fremont to #Gigafactory 1
Oh I’m sorry where is your caring for all the construction workers who got laid off???
back in the day , he was not that political of course there would be no media coverage
I heard about it but, as noted, most people didn't want to think that he was an A*hole back then. I knew he was.
right ..
Work for yourself. Then you can't get fired!
People need to stop believing in corporation's to mortgage a home or even just to survive.
The cybertruck and delorean, history repeats itself.
Um, sure, okay. Elon still hasn't been arrested for the coke though... OH WAIT, THERE'S NO COKE! So yeah, history is NOT repeating its self.
Boom and bust have been the watchwords in the American auto industry since Ransom Olds invented it in 1901. The fact that people are still surprised by snap layoffs 123 years later shows how little real automotive history is taught in our schools.
Most of these people laid off were clocking in and hiding anyway
Yes, there have been booms and bust, but the ev is a total scam.
Tesla’s time to go belly up then?
Umm, but Tesla stock values it more than all existing automotive companies combined, so Tesla could not POSSIBLE shrink it only will double every year for the next 20 years so it will match its valuation, and honda and toyota and nissan and all the rest will be bankrupt in 10 years.
That is musk told you...The cyber truck is the future, it is so bright you have to wear shades.
why would we teach automotive history?
Look at the ugly square battery box thing they were making. Couldn't see this coming?
cyber urinal
@@cardboardboxification Makes a DeLorean look cool.
looks like my refrigerator on wheels
@@jayrockdon3473 yeah - all it needs is an ice maker
Looks like a used sardine tin.
Employees should give a 2 weeks notice, but employers are not required to give 2 weeks of work termination notices. The heck?
Pontiac Aztek: "I'm a comically ugly vehicle." CyberTruck: "Hold my beer..."
Pontiac was once a great auto, long before the Aztek
Wait- You’re telling me that electric cars aren’t as popular as the main stream media says?!?! I for one am shocked.
Tesla is a shitty company with shitty products like the Cybertruck!Evs are great but it will take a long time to replace gas cars!Hybrids and pluginhybrids are the solution nearterm for a lot of people!Will possible buy a 2 years old electric Smart for 10k here in Europa!
have you seen the gas car market? Ford, GM, Chrysler all laying off people. not to mention Big tech, stores and others all laying off people.
@@brunoheggli2888 No it is not. They are for inner cities with the right infrastructure and not for out of such places nor road trips NOR cold weather nor super hot weather. When you drive on I-10 West and see a gas station FULL with also 8 electric superchargers and 0 being used, and on top of all the only one in over 100 miles... you know something went wrong with the EVs. Oh and howdy from Texas... Austin is packed with Teslas and also as promo cars and they do have the infrastructure but not Chicago because there is no cod - make hot charger, actually it hust don't work that simple. Lithium has an operating tempture neither is way hot nor way cold. Js.
@@brunoheggli2888And you may be confusing yourself with the original concept of Nikola Tesla, that being electrification yes but draw "free energy from the planet" and tesla coils and solar panels.
Nothing to do with a supercharger... and $ actually.
Why there is no Tesla vehicle with a solar panel on the roof while Tesla Solar exists? Let me say that it is not because people order a panoramic glass roof all of the time... I mean you can do a moon roof half and solar half... THINK!
@@OrificeusAnalis You think like a child. Seeing a gas station with all pumps busy and none of the EV chargers occupied doesn't mean something went wrong with EVs.
Baby thoughts.
The adoption of EV is taking a long time as Big Fossil is buying every politician from Nevada to FL. They pump a stream of dumbo, and it even gets spread through CZcams by you smooth brains.
Also pay attention the guy wasn't even talking about here; he specifically said Europe.
$100 you're a climate change denier too.
Those who think lightly have trouble with big picture.
Overnight impersonal termination, but you have to agree to give 2 weeks notice
Na I never did just don't show up
They are getting 2 months pay
two weeks notice is only if you want to come back Have you ever wanted to go back to a place you quit? Probably not.
giving notice is usually something that is derived from union bargaining agreements. Not sure if Elon is a union fan. Don’t blame him there
@@marchillyard199 Elon is VERY anti-union. He blocked the workers from unionizing a while back. He moved to Texas since there are few protection laws for workers there. ( as well as most of the south )
@1:17, that's like saying the floggings will continue until morale improves.
Plywood built truck . He must have bought ever piece of Plywood in the country to build those things
it's a giga fail
That sucks. To those laid off: Fret not, you'll land on your feet soon!
Only if they elect Trump. Re-elect Biden for a huge depression and more war.
Only if they choose to. Land of freedom has risks. But then in a communist society one might get caned for being lazy.
Yeah they can drive for Uber eats now.
@@CarlosG1111 Well until the cars drive themselves. No more worrying about a gen z spitting a loogie in your food over perceived insufficient tipping.
@@MrCPPG lol
The people that didn’t see this coming were not paying attention. People are not buying electric cars, ask Mercedes Benz…
It's called business, and you are just an employee.
Nothing new about lay off's in the auto industry and we used to be routinely laid off usually around Xmas, then re-employed in the new year.
I think Alot of Consumers Learned a thing or 2 about thier Overpriced Electric Cars last Winter, Towing trucks made a Small Fortune from them in Chicago 😮😮
There are great cheap electric cars,just not from Tesla!The Chevy bolt was a great deal!
@@brunoheggli2888Your fawning over the Chevy bolt says all we need to know about your automotive knowledge.
If you work for a horrible company expect horrible HR and horrible products.
Tesla workers are not paid and treated like Detroit auto workers.
Detroit auto workers are in a union, and they get higher pay and benefits.
All companies do this.
@@ursulabklyn_mia6148 No not all companies do this there are plenty of companies that have unions federal government has unions so saying all is an incorrect statement...
Worked as a single QA technician/manager for years in a company, then gave my two week notice.
I was told that i was 'hurting' the company and that I needed to train my TWO replacements. Walked off the job that day!!
Couldn’t happen to a better person
Have to feel for anyone that gets let go no fault of their own. To suddenly not have a paycheck coming in is truly frightening. Happens everyday in every industry. Except government workers, perhaps.
Our country was built on entrepreneurship. Working for yourself is the way to go.
It's so obnoxious to wake up, commute to work and find out you were fired because you can't get in the building.
Less workers paying income taxes means less money to pay government workers. Government layoffs coming no doubt.
Nowadays it's built on Fed money printing and borrowing that creates fake jobs and asset price inflation that is in turn spent into the economy. @@ripvanrevs
American-style capitalism is brutal. I saw my department go from 42 staff members to 7 in 2-3 years. I was one of the remaining 7 and worked like a dog. I quit after working a 60-hour week and they told me they would buy me pizza if I would work Saturday too 😬
How could anybody not see this coming !
people don't stay informed about the financial filings of their own employers like they should, or they would have known.
this is true about most people at most companies. they could know, but don't care until it is too late.
luckily they got 60 days notice, with pay (they are locked out of the company, not yet terminated, Fox has misrepresented facts here.)
Wait i thought good old texas was better for business?
Texas is. What s-hole do you live in?
I don't know why people think they're entitled for treated like a family member by the company they work for?...... Employees so purpose is to make the employer rich the minute that stops You're no longer needed.......
Spoken like someone who doesn’t have a family to support.
Wow nobody wants a electric whatever it is . To call that a truck is ridiculous
It is a truck for those who don't know what a truck is.
Dam, you guys are so boring and outdated. Do you guys want the same looking truck for the next 500 years? I guess you guys don't understand what futuristic is.. that's why the world is boring is because of you guys
I could never understand why anyone wanted to work for Tesla. Didnt people in Austin research how California employees were treated?
People don't WANT to work to work for these scumbags- they HAVE to work, just to live.
Nah, some people in this thread said they wanted to work for him.
Yeah Stacey, it seemed cool maybe a decade ago, but it's been many many years that people should have seen his bullshit.
no, people from "Austin, CA" are just as bad as people from the rest of CA and do little/no research before making a decision that could negatively impact their lives. it's a lot like Facebook springing up a site in Temple, TX because COL is lower and they can get away with paying less labor, less in taxes, plus the property was SUPER cheap for them to acquire.
people simply don't think about the consequences of their actions. Temple will pay the price economically and politically just like Austin currently does.
Austin basically IS California these days.
That’s awful for those workers. I hope they all find work and keep going.
No one wants an ugly truck.Should have asked people what they liked in an electric truck and they may have sold a few.
This is what happens when you ‘design’ ridiculously stupid looking vehicles that only rich preppers and Joe Rogan want. Even its USP was beyond ridiculous!
Ugliest thing on the road. It looks it was drawn up by a 2nd grader. I'll take a Tundra over that thing any day.
@@user-ll9qk2el4d And built by a 3rd grader.
@@trucksanddirt1506 The 3rd graders were the bottom 10% that got laid off. 3rd grade performance, not age.
They are junks and ugly. There is no way I would pay anything for EVs or driving one.
so true
One ugly truck!
The people who care about the environment do not care about trucks. People who care about trucks do not care about the environment. Bad module.
@@AnaterZ false equivalence
It sucks to get laid off, I've been there - but stop complaining. Be happy that you're getting paid until Mid-June for not working PLUS getting paid severance. Others dont have the luxury of a such a buffer
Is it me, or is it the ugliest truck ever? That can't help.
Guy was working on Model Y. This is not a Cybertruck issue this is not even a Tesla issue. The problem is economy all over the world is in shambles. I'm in the UK and the same thing happens here and in the EU.
It is a cybertruck issue. Musk funneled monies from other car lines to make his pet project a reality, against the urging of his own people. Now that it is a total disaster, the regular workers are paying the price.
You have to be a special kind of slimy to give people ZERO warning on something like this.
The company clearly had this planned for months.
Yeah, but they want to keep pumping.
At will state. same thing would happen in CA.
You kinda have to because people will not give a crap about quality or fuck shit up on purpose, i have been involved in layoffs and plant closers
@@squidreuelYeah its not pretty during a buyout either.
@@squidreuelYep 100% true. The majority of workers aren’t like this but those who are have ruined it for everyone else. It’s just not worth the risk especially in manufacturing or with employees who have access to sensitive information.
This goes out to all the people that kept telling me over the years that the transition to EV’s over combustible engines is right around the corner.👍
Surprise! NOT! As I recall, when he took over Twitter, the layoff was massive and brutal too.
they received pay and severance. your definition of "brutal" seems flawed. brutal would be you woke up one day without a job, no notice, and no income.
but i get it, this is the thread for the "we hate elon" fan club, amirite?
What is it with this new way of firing people???? So inhumane. Oh, but we have to give them 2 weeks' notice when we resign.....?????
You don't have to give any notice of quitting.
Geeees I don’t understand why people making $15/hr
aren’t buying $100,000 trucks . LoL 😂
Maybe the robots 🤖 making $20/hr at McDonald’s
in California can buy them . 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
yet they will continue to receive full pay for at least 60 days as well as a severance package. you can't tell people ahead of time that they are losing their jobs- they sabotage and steal
I never give a notice they don’t give you a notice when they fire you. I either walk out on the shift if I decided to go in or I don’t show up. These jobs don’t care about you.
@@dennissimo7546 At least that is one small right in employee's favor.
maybe mike pillow is hiring.
After Musk put his politics in our faces… ah, no thank you! Just like the pillow turd, Tesla’s/ Musk’s fate is sealed! I will never knowingly buy anything from that POS!
😂👍
They are trying to take him down bc he's an orange man supporter.
So glad Tesla left California, good luck, Texas
*perhaps the solution is to make an electric truck with a 100 mile range and a 2 foot bed*
When you work for the big automotive companies and their suppliers, you're just another cog in the machine that can quickly be tossed away
when their executives keep making stupid mistakes and drawing massive millions in pay each year.
He has not been paid since 2016 nice try tho
When Homer Simpson designs your truck..... Well you saw what happened in the episode.
Texas is a laughing stock for giving Elon those Texas size corporate breaks.
Not too many people can afford a new electric vehicle, with no infrastructure to support then , and you can only take them back to the dealer for service, and warranty work! You couldn't give me one😂😢
Corporate America doesn't work. What a horrible way to treat people.
Elon is not an American
If we all treated them the same way. They would crumble apart. But they designed an evil strategy to make us think that we need them more than they need us.
I LOVE my Model 3, but Tesla as a company is awful. The worst part about Tesla is the human component.
Friday - "How the he11 do you get fired on your day off Craig? Answer: "I was working at the Tesla plant."
technically they were service a notice, they are not "fired" until Jun-14 -- they will continue to receive pay until then, and afterward they will receive a severance package and benefits. most people only wish they were so lucky.
Well, if you are being laid off the employer probably figures best to lock you outa the property with no notice so you don't have an opportunity to do them harm?
I am Bradley. It was definitely the scariest moment in my life. No red flags. No warnings. I was eager to start a bright new week, and it all came crumbling down. I was working there for almost 2 years and was the best at what i did.
Damn bro, I hope the best for you my brother 🙏🏽 Sound like a good person and hard worker. This shit happens in life and you will find bigger and better. Stay strong my friend 🤜🏽🤛🏽.
You didn't ass kiss enough though. I'm sure your appraisals reflected that.
The company posts financials to the SEC every quarter, and there are earnings calls. As someone that has lived through a worse layoff I've learned that either you use the tools available to you and prepare, or, you get blindsided at the last minute. What you're really saying here is you wanted them to come to you and tell you they were going to let people go.
In a way, that's what they did. You received a 60 day notice, with pay. Most of us have lived through worse and given more.
don't misunderstand, i do not envy your plight, but when there are silver linings you need to see them and be honest about it.
@sexyplexie we did not receive a 60 day notice. We were supposed to
KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD
texans gonna learn the hard way that musk just simply mootches off the state as much as possible (CA subsidies) and then moves on
And the Federal government for decades.
Just call him Mr. Welfare Musk…he loves getting welfare from the state. Why doesn’t he go back to where he came from…
Wow, what a statement!😮
Man, this brought back memories! Worked in a foundry that made parts for the big three and got laid off three times. It was always sudden with no warning. The second time was in December just before Christmas. (Merry Christmas - you're laid off !!!)
these employees received a 60 day notice on Apr-14 and will receive pay until their termination date on Jun-14 --- i hear your pain, but these employees are not nearly as shafted as this Fox affiliate is leading people to believe.
Go Red and go broke!
If they're giving you a WARN Act notice _after_ locking you out, they're obligated* to give you that 60 days of pay. But if you're already off the job, that means Tesla is willing to give 60 days of wages but doesn't trust you enough to not burn down the place in those two months!
*I say "obligated" but we are talking about Tesla and Elon Musk, and whenever have they made good on a promise?
EXACTLY.
absolutely
That just means they need to notify you within 60 days of letting you go completely... If they don't you qualify for unemployment...
@@1BigDaDo If you worked 28 days and have prior work history for at least 2 quarters, in most states thats all you need to claim UI.
I would take that severance package and look for new employment.
I am surprised it is happening so late. Producing one crap car after another, and surviving for so long, kind of a miracle to me. Range - fake, interior - cheap, self-driving - lie, fast chargers everywhere - lie, cheap electricity - lie, cheap maintenance - lie, what else did I miss?
Lack of permanent ownership.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Lack of qualified places for repairs.
Ugly, boring body designs
This is sad. I feel for all the families impacted by these massive layoffs. Will keep you guys in my prayers.
Toyota has the right idea. No need to go all electric. Scotty says so...
So shitty to treat employees this way
a 60 day notice, with pay, was not generous enough?
Maybe the Cyber Truck can have a second life in a Back to the Future reboot.
Why ruin a great movie franchise with the CyberFridge?
Ok, I am retired, but during my career I have been on the receiving end of a surprise Iayoff (not at Tesla), and although it seems very callous to those affected, there are circumstances when it is not only sensible but vital, from a corporate standpoint, that employees be given NO notice and get walked out (or locked out) IMMEDIATELY, rather than being given the normal courtesy of 2+ weeks advance notice that they expect YOU to give if you leave on your own. In the case of Tesla, it makes sense that the company would take precautions to protect itself from understandably upset employees who could potentially ...
> Steal critical technology/methodology, and/or proprietary/classified files (corporate espionage), and perhaps exploit same with competitors.
> Engage in retributive sabotage.
> Make a scene or stoke discontent among remaining employees.
It totally sucks to have that happen to you ... but given the cutting edge tech, and the risk of retaliation, the use of lockouts/walkouts does make some sense. In fact, i'd be surprised if they didnt.