I am also alarmed by Musk firing the whole team. However it's ironic to see everyone on here be so dramatically emotional and blaming Musk for the same thing.
Look - we don't know what's next. Musk has made highly questionable decisions in the past that have panned out in the end. It may be that he's unhappy with the v4 rollout, or that from an energy perspective Teslas are falling behind in charging curves and other areas and he's found another company that will deal with it. Or maybe he's burning it all down just to build it back up fresh.
We don't know. It's not even been 24 hours yet. Speculation on this side is just as bad.
Of course, this could all be resolved by simply having a small PR department - or not having asked Rohan to leave - and then firing his entire team today as well. Anyone that even remotely touches delivering a positive customer experience, by, you know, actually interacting with real Tesla customers, doesn't survive at Tesla it seems. This is how you end up with hundreds of active members on a Tesla forum like this, that aren't happy with the customer experience.
Context is king - and zero context has been provided - toward your point. Running Tesla like a startup company that has 140k employees isn't a wise move by any measure. Decisions have consequences - and while we could argue the merits of shifting the company toward AI/robotics - which long term is likely a good bet - axing profit centers like the SC network overnight while providing zero context - when you just had an investors call last week and had every opportunity to proactively address major upcoming changes surrounding the previously announced layoffs so as to calm the markets and investors - would have seemed the wise thing to do - but I've come to never expect proactive communications from the TechnoKing.
BTW - he also fired the entire leadership team for new vehicles. Again, zero context. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Here's the reality. When decisions are made in a vacuum and no context is provided - people as a whole - always assume the worst. The rumor mill goes wild with innuendo and accusation and, well, rumors, most of which could be quelled in advance, by proactively communicating a strategy surrounding layoffs. Saying 10-20% layoffs is one thing, cutting entire departments that seem germane to significant future business revenues - new vehicles and the entire SC network - seems rather rash without context. With context these decisions might make good sense - as you've purported - but my overall point is - context is never given. This is where the Delaware court ruling was absolutely on point - and today's action essentially prove it. An independent BOD would not let this type of thing occur in the rash manner in which it has occurred. The Tesla BOD is in no way, shape, or form independent, not even close. Just my .02!
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