SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a helmet as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi – RC2RHN9W5IGK
The U.S. recession is a global concern, and Tesla, which is also in the public eye, suffers from it.according to Bloomberg According to the report, the electric car maker sent a letter to employees on Tuesday saying it decided to close its California office and lay off 200 Autopilot-related employees, most of whom are dedicated to analyzing and labeling data fed back by Autopilot users. As for the 350 employees affected by the closure of the San Mateo office, they will be transferred to adjacent areas to continue working.
Since Tesla does not have a dedicated PR department, Elon Musk himself has not explained the incident on Twitter.
But looking back at Tesla CEO Elon Musk in June, he mentioned in an email sent to all employees of the company that he felt “super bad” about the US economic situation, and predicted that there would be layoffs. Later, he and Bloomberg confirmationDuring these 3 months,cut offabout 10% of employees. This action happens to be Musk too. RequireEmployees returned to the office to work or be laid off before and after the incident.and The Information It was also reported that when some Fremont factory employees were asked to go back to work, they found that the number of parking spaces and desks had been reduced, suggesting that Tesla was already preparing to lay off employees.