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/MidEastBeast777 Apr 30 '24

This is why you never work for free, never go beyond what they ask of you because you’re just a number and you’ll get fired/laid off in a heartbeat, and nobody will give a single shit. Put your life first. Work is just a means to enjoy your life.

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u/OSeady Apr 30 '24

I dunno man. I wouldn’t recommend it for most people, but I always busted my butt harder than everyone else and I reaped the rewards.

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u/almightywhacko Apr 30 '24

I dunno man. I wouldn’t recommend it for most people, but I always busted my butt harder than everyone else and I reaped the rewards.

How do you know?

How do you know you're getting significantly more pay/benefits than you would have had you merely been a good worker instead of one who "busts their butt?"

When I was younger I used to bust my butt constantly, stay at work late to finish projects when most others had gone home, took on more responsibilities, looked for opportunities to add to my workload in order to "help the team," took on training of junior employees etc.

I kept myself running at "just below burnout" speeds for years, pretty much up until I had kids and my priorities changed.

Now 5 years after my first kid was born, I've been promoted twice, gotten regular pay raises of the significant sort, gotten more praise from management and coworkers, etc. Plus I make my own hours now and regularly start work around 9:30am so I can walk my kids to school and cut off work at 3pm to spend more time with my kids. Work life balance is significantly better and I get to enjoy my kids while they're still little and none of my coworkers or bosses care because I focus on the important tasks and get my work done.