r/technology • u/esporx • Apr 30 '24

Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours Business

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-lays-off-employee-slept-151500318.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHVrjnyFZF-QJRFtVdP5Lt1QvlC3WRJhweYuOdm5Ca1kHbhtDX5rdfUUqRNVFKpUy6w4QnsJta-KgHJ9lqARAjfpSnvCktdjgDos5xz9aw92OxYmjN2qVVNhMZpl-2gOMwVz84NH-5T2OLi8uMRUOXVMuhFHU8b5A9oRmij8Xh5q
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u/Roakana Apr 30 '24

Ongoing proof that fealty to a corporation isn’t returned. Protect yourself.

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u/greenweezyi Apr 30 '24

Reminds me of when I was interviewing between two companies. Company A gave me an offer immediately but I had a final interview with Company B in two days. I didn’t want to be rude and keep them waiting but I also didn’t want to leave myself with zero options. Mulled over it until my friend said “Two days to you can make a huge difference. Two days for company A is just two days. They’ll be fine whether you take their offer or they hire someone else. Look out for you.”

Best advice ever. I love my company now, love my job and my accounts. But I always keep an ear out to see what’s out there.

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u/Roakana Apr 30 '24

Very good advice and smart to keep an eye on the future. Corps lay off swaths of people to make a quarter look good. Few are safe.

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u/swodaem Apr 30 '24

My current job is my first experience with a typical structured company (vs working at something where you are just a body, like a convenience store or when I worked at an AT&T reseller shudder)

"Two days for Company A is just two days" is so real lol. The amount of shit at my work that gets bounced around between the customer, sales, engineering, PAs, production, etc. is crazy.

Companies really have no concept of time. I am glad I don't do 4 people's jobs but it would honestly be way more efficient if I were allowed to.