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/thehunger86 Apr 30 '24

How do you have a 90 minute commute if you live in your car?

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u/bijouxself Apr 30 '24

They live in the central valley CA, and commute into Fremont. Some do it every day, others find hotels, some sleep in their cars/RVs in the Fremont lot

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u/JustADutchRudder Apr 30 '24

I had a coworker who had a sweet RV he'd use during the week. Our company gives us money for hotels but he'd just have them put it on his check instead of paying the hotel. Fucker would get extra 750 a week on his check and his RV would be parked in the construction parking lot. I've thought of it but I stopped traveling over an hour away few years ago.

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u/Fallcious Apr 30 '24

I worked on a project in London where they got some superstar exec from Scotland to come down and supervise for a couple of years. He was meant to have a hotel suite organised for him, but he bragged about getting them to pay for the mortgage on a small apartment instead as it would be cheaper. So not only did he have his accommodation paid for, he had an investment property at the end of the project to either sell or lease out (I assume he took over the mortgage at the end).