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Tesla has expanded its employee reduction plans to include more staff in its software and engineering departments. The electric vehicle maker also notified some of its service teams about the layoffs.
Money Control noted that it was only a few weeks ago when Tesla announced it would terminate 10% of its global workforce, and now a new round is being implemented. This happened not long after the company fired some of its senior executives and almost 500 members of its Supercharger business unit.
New Termination Notices
According to the reports, Elon Musk, Tesla’s founder and chief executive officer, emailed notices of dismissal to staff in the mentioned company departments over the weekend.
This round of layoffs is said to be part of a broader job cut at Tesla. The EV maker has already laid off thousands of staff in recent months, and workers in the firm’s offices and facilities in New York, Texas, California, and Nevada were the most affected by the massive dismissals.
Employees Expected the Layoffs
According to Electrek, employees have already anticipated the new job termination order after Musk made an example of Rebecca Tinucci, the EV company’s former chief of charging, and her entire Supercharger team. The 52-year-old billionaire fired them all last week.
After letting go of the whole charging unit, Musk reportedly sent a new email to other executives, warning them that they would suffer the same fate of losing their jobs if they did not cut higher percentages of their teams.
Meanwhile, Tesla and its CEO shared some of the reasons for the workforce reduction. Musk explained that the company’s headcount grew so fast over the last few years. As a result, there were lots of role duplications, and many people who were hired were not as efficient in their jobs.
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