“We are a small company in one of the toughest and most competitive industries on Earth, where just staying alive, let alone growing, is a form of victory (Tesla and Ford remain the only American car companies who haven’t gone bankrupt). Yet, despite our tiny size, Tesla has already played a major role in moving the auto industry towards sustainable electric transport and moving the energy industry towards sustainable power generation and storage. We must continue to drive that forward for the good of the world. — Elon”
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“A source familiar with the matter said that Tesla grew its workforce by over 10% this year alone so it is technically only setting them back in terms of the size of the workforce by a few months.
At the end of 2015, Tesla had just over 14,000 employees. As of March 2018, Tesla reported over 37,000 employees.”
electrek.co/2018/06/12/tesla-lay
Tesla is laying off about 9% of its workforce as it restructures the company
Last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a vague plan to flatten management and restructure the company in order to achieve profitability during the second half of the year. Following the announcement, Electrek has now learned of a round of layoffs currently ongoing at Tesla, which could see as much as 9% of the workforce […]