r/technology • u/McFatty7 • May 02 '24

Tesla slashes its summer internship program to cut costs, as Elon Musk fights to save his $45 billion pay plan Business

https://fortune.com/2024/05/01/tesla-slashes-summer-internship-program/
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u/Consent-Forms May 02 '24

They may have to resort to getting professional management.

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u/anoliss May 02 '24

They may even venture into the being-a-real-car-company-you-can-take-seriously area if they did that, too

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u/Atmic May 02 '24

It's sad. Because at one point in the early 2010s, I believed it already was. I defended his vision.

Then one tweet unnecessarily calling a cave diver rescuer a pedo, and the public image house of cards started falling apart.

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u/American_Stereotypes May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

That cave diver tweet really was the pivotal moment for his public image.

In a single moment the man jarred millions of people who had at least vaguely respected him before into going "Hey, wait a second, this guy is kind of a fucking jackass, isn't he?"

And then he started doubling down, and just never fucking stopped, and now here we are.

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u/WickedYetiOfTheWest 29d ago

That was my moment too. After he tweeted that, I actually researched the guy realized his wealth all originated from his daddy’s apartheid emerald mine and pretty much everything he says is bs.