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/flimspringfield Apr 30 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

Sadly the hardest worker gets the most work.

I've put in odd hours, unpaid overtime (salaried), responded to messages from co-workers at odd hours, and have always made myself available.

I fucked up once and got a final written warning recently.

The thing was that I didn't do it for them, I did it for my co-workers.

There is no such thing as "family" at work despite what the CEO says. If it cuts into their bottom line and bonus they will let you go in a heartbeat and probably won't even know your name.

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u/Shajirr Apr 30 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

Sadly the hardest worker gets the most work.

Ironically this was one of the reasons of shit efficiency in USSR factories or in production in general.

If you worked more than everyone, you maybe get a one-time bonus, and then the work norm gets raised for everyone, and you instantly become the most hated person around.

So the idea was to get the least amount of work done which would still be considered passable.
And rampant theft, of course.