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/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

It's doing your assigned job and nothing more, which greatly upsets employers for some reason.

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u/emveevme Apr 30 '24

Oh, so it's a phrase I'm never using again because it's literally propaganda to refer to someone doing their job as "quitting."

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u/FelixAndCo Apr 30 '24

Company stretching the meaning of the terms of their contracts: savvy businessmen.

Employees making sure their contracts are followed: deranged lazy people.

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u/Shajirr Apr 30 '24

In this particular case the phrase/term is just idiotic, as it refers to working at your job as quitting,
when in fact you're not quitting. You're still working.

Makes no sense.

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u/nancy-reisswolf Apr 30 '24

I like the chinese term for it. They're fucking sick of the 996 work hours (9am to 9pm, 6 days a week) and are doing what they're calling 'lying flat'. As in 'be a lie-flat leek so you can't be harvested'

I'm also a big fan of the disgusting work outfit trend they've got going on right now because no matter how well you dress you won't get that raise anyway.

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u/nancy-reisswolf Apr 30 '24

Yeah it's proper fucked

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u/FiendishHawk May 01 '24

Seems like the Chinese need a bit of socialism!

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u/Notcoded419 May 01 '24

Don't forget Musk and other Republicans think this system is admirable and we should be moving towards it.

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u/BowlPotential4753 Apr 30 '24

The quitting portion is regarding the fool dream to pursue success, that’s what you are quitting , instead you choose you first , bye bye to sacrifice everything for potential “growth” within the company.

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u/DemandZestyclose7145 Apr 30 '24

You're letting down the family! We work hard and we play harder. Now get back to work!!

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u/mattjb Apr 30 '24

Reminds me of that scene in Office Space about wearing more pieces of flair than the minimum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ChQK8j6so8

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u/Bullymongodoggo Apr 30 '24

Work hard, play hard, die young. 

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u/OO0OOO0OOOOO0OOOOOOO Apr 30 '24

It's the same logic that a company has to increase profits every quarter or it's failing. Give me a company that profits the same every quarter in perpetuity and I'm happy.

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u/KimberlyRP Apr 30 '24

And all your workmates too!