I know, no one else will say this, good job Elon, I know this was a tough decision of many you make everyday. Keep up the cost cutting and you will survive, this next year is going to suck. Between us; I would move the Fremont factory too, but not to Austin, I would move it East (SC,TN, or South Western VA).
I worked in and around
Black and Veatch overseas, they are an impressive engineering/ design outfit that has done work in some pretty dicey places around the globe. I bet a some of the Tesla team gets picked due to B&V's expanding electrification strategy, if that is in fact accurate information. I wish I could buy their stock, but they are employee owned. They bought
Bird Electric last May to help expand the growing demand for infrastructure and resiliency in electrification which is an expanding market. They also have another firm called
Diode Ventures, which does data center infrastructure, another massive electrification market.
To the employees impacted, you worked for Tesla, you can pretty much write your ticket to any job you want, we all know it's a challenging environment, the experience on your resume will carry you a long way in industry. I've been through multiple layoffs and it sucks emotionally, but in the end it advanced my career and made me an MVP in expanding roles.
I would apply directly with B&V and DV and others in this space, you will probably get hired as electrification is a rapidly expanding field 13% YoY and they need your expertise and damn you worked for one of the fastest growing, disruptive, electrification firms in the world.
Advice, stay away from bad mouthing your old company and leadership, unlike some of the
low emotional quotient (EQ) posts here, do forgive us we are on a car forum, both the company and the leadership are highly respected and have a brand cachet that will survive well into the future. You guys are the future wherever you go, best strong, be bold and lead, keeping the naysayers out of your circle, they will just bring you down. We are all cheering for what you have done and what you will do in the future. Peace out...