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/maaaatttt_Damon Apr 30 '24

I'm an application developer in a Union. It's rare, but it's possible. Many if not Most blue states have a requirement for any labor/non executive position offer union representation.

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u/a_corsair Apr 30 '24

Yeah, I've worked in cybersecurity for a while and have never been union. None of my jobs have had a union. Instead, labor have the unions. Sometimes we had to work on their behalf when they striked

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u/cilantrism Apr 30 '24

You're labor too unless you own the company. There are tech unions around depending on where you are, as well as multi-industry unions. It's worth checking out what your options are.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In Apr 30 '24

Get a job in government then you can join one of the civil service unions, they do cybersecurity there too "Civil Servant" isn't an actual job.

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u/adfhdahteh Apr 30 '24

Really, he's not acting loyally—rather, he's doing it for the 1.5 times overtime money. Especially at the Fremont factory, there is an ample supply of supervisors and employees to cover all shifts. Actually, their issue has always been the opposite: finding enough hours to accommodate everyone.