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Confusion at Tesla as Workers Discover They’ve Been Fired After Reporting for Work

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. [사진 = 연합뉴스]

US electric car company Tesla announced workforce cuts on Sunday. However, it is alleged that workers came to work as usual on Monday and discovered they had been fired after being told they could not use their worker ID cards.

On the 17th (local time), Business Insider reported, through reports from five current and former Tesla employees, that Tesla CEO Elon Musk informed him that he would be laying off more than 10% of Tesla’s total employees, but he said some employees would be dismissed. until they came to work It was reported that he was not aware that he had been fired.

Several informants said, “On Monday morning, the security team was scanning the badges (employee identification cards) of workers coming off the shuttle. Normally, security officers are on site to check if workers are wearing badges, but they are not.” n scan them directly.” He said.

He added, “The security team went through this verification process to select the redundant workers and send them off in a separate van.” The security team explained that if the badge does not work, the employee is dismissed.

This confusion arose because the company notified employees of layoffs via personal email late at night on Sunday the 14th. According to Business Insider, the email sent to the fired employee stated, “You will be terminated immediately and will receive information regarding your retirement within 48 hours.”

Meanwhile, Musk recently announced the news of workforce reductions and emphasized that it was something that had to be done. “As we’ve expanded and grown rapidly at multiple plants around the world over the past few years, roles and duties have overlapped in some areas,” Musk said “As we prepare for the next phase of growth, we’ n looking at all aspects of the company to reduce costs and improve productivity.” “It is very important to see,” he appealed.

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