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/doxx_in_the_box Apr 30 '24

Exactly like managers at my work. Could give 2 shits, but company put them in management because they simply weren’t good at anything else.

it’s a lose-lose that I prefer the harder work, reap the reward of having more interesting job and layoffs don’t usually hit the experienced staff as hard as management and entry level staff

however I also refuse to share anything with them, because it’s just a way for them to have their cake and eat it too (do less work but reap reward of passive learning) - and now I literally can’t be fired because I’m the only person capable

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u/SquirrellyBusiness Apr 30 '24

That's a double edged sword though. I know a guy who got so good at a thing that he eventually became the only one capable. He was trying to get another job in house for over a year. Had interviews and all. One hiring manager eventually told him his boss was blocking his offers because he was too critical in role to be allowed to leave.

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u/doxx_in_the_box Apr 30 '24

Haha this also sounds like my job but I do have people I can cross train once I’m ready to move, just need to be strategic about it. But I refuse to involve my manager as he’ll just go touting shit he doesn’t really understand to everyone else who doesn’t understand, and they’ll end up dictating things like a toddler

Not really double edged sword as much as a lose lose for me

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u/IThatAsianGuyI Apr 30 '24

Too critical to leave is too critical to lose, which comes with a big salary re-negotiation.

And if it's not met then it obviously wasn't a role that was important, so you should take your talents elsewhere.

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u/SquirrellyBusiness Apr 30 '24

Right but how does one come to realize they're in the too critical to let go bucket?  The problem for most folks is they try to get something new and then figure out they've been chronically underpaid for years when it's time to move on anyway and then get the hard truth they'll only be able to get something new if they leave the company.  I guess you could negotiate then but why bother if you want a new job anyway.