2daMoon
Mostly Harmless
Why not? Remember, it is not just solely Elon who build the company. The company was build by all the people who work there. If your CEO treats the people who help you build the company it says something about you and how you view the company.
As for the fact that Tesla and SpaceX are the most desirable places for graduates to work for. I wonder how long it would last. A couple of years ago I would have loved to work for one of these companies. Seeing how the CEO has evolved, no thank you.
A good friend of mine knows a young man (coworker's grandson) who recently got a job at GigaTexas. He was barely there through orientation and maybe worked a week before being laid off in this latest cut.
He wasn't skilled, just a high school education, and assigned to doing basic labor.
He was given two months severance pay. Multiples of how much he had earned in his entire time with Tesla. I think he also received a sign-on bonus up front.
So, based upon your statement above, that says a lot about the CEO and Tesla as a company.
Some among "the people who helped build Tesla" who have left, did so with enough money to live several lifetimes. Many more were very well off and well compensated. Many of those on the production line in Fremont have became millionaires for their part in building the company.
Is this normal for employees leaving companies in the US? Perhaps even something to be ashamed of? I don't think so. In my lifetime of working and experiencing several staff reductions over those years, I was never provided severance pay.
I think that Tesla's Technoking and CEO treats people very well, even when he has to make hard decisions in order for the COMPANY to stay on the course that matches his goals for it.
Tesla as an employer, and Elon as a boss, both seem like they are grateful for the people they feel must go and are willing to be generous in helping them land more softly than they would have were they working for many, many other companies.
Edit: I seem to also remember something being posted here about someone who was laid off that posted on X over not getting the same severance as others, and Elon's reply assured that person that their and any others' severance would be fixed immediately.
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