⚡Tesla's Supercharger Changes Tell the EV Industry: Fend for Yourselves
— Business Insider
"I got a bounce from every email address," said Andres Pinter, a co-CEO of Bullet EV Charging Solutions, which has about a dozen projects underway for Tesla. Other contractors, he said, may be in trouble if they don't have non-Tesla projects to fall back on."
Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.
She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.
Layoffs are hitting workers at some tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Tesla. Here’s why that may backfire, explains Business Insider’s Tim Paradis. "In short, the effects of layoffs can counter the financial benefits of expenses carved out of a P&L." https://flip.it/KibAk7 #Tech#Career#LayOffs#Google#Microsoft#Tesla
your bet on who is next to be shuttered down?
my bet is #Arkane Lyon and #Rare (Sea of Thieves). both of them make high-quality games (Arkane: DEATHLOOP, Dishonored 1/2/DotO; Rare: #SeaOfThieves) and are NOT money behemoths, so they are likely the next target
I do wish I could tell recruiters that I’ll never apply to a company that reports record profits and also lays people off.
Like why are we wasting each others time talking about corporate mottos and exciting projects? Your leadership treats people like disposable cups. That’s all I need to know.
"Google went from you have to be in Mountain View at least three days a week to do this job to you can do it from India and Mexico in less than a year."
Is this for real? Did Elon just lay off #Tesla’s entire Supercharger business division?
“Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the electric vehicle maker's Supercharger business, and Daniel Ho, head of the new vehicles program, will leave on Tuesday morning, the report said.
Musk also plans to dismiss everyone working for Tinucci and Ho, including the roughly 500 employees who work in the Supercharger group, The Information said. It was not clear how many employees worked for Ho.”
The Supercharger system is probably Tesla’s most beloved and successful product. What is going on?
“Musk lays off Tesla senior executives in fresh job cuts, The Information reports”
Barely two weeks have passed since Tesla initiated layoffs for at least 14,000 staff, and the company is now reportedly laying off hundreds more — including senior executives and the majority of its Supercharging team. But that may not be the end of it.
In an email sent to executives last night, Elon Musk said he wanted Tesla to be “absolutely hard core” about the cuts, stating even staff working underneath executives who “don’t obviously pass the excellent, necessary and trustworthy test” would also be out of a job. Here’s more from @theverge.
"Unilever said on Tuesday it would spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry's, and cut 7,500 jobs in a new cost-savings programme.
I have a strong feeling that I'll be let go from my job today due to potential layoffs. Folks please let me know if you have relevant Software Engineering positions for me.
I am in the US. I work with Big Data, Java, Python, Golang and various other programming languages.
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Video game companies laid off more than 11,000 people last year and in 2024 so far, a further 8,100 have been laid off. Yet 2023 was a good year for many games businesses in financial terms. GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw dives into what's going on, and how the industry needs to change.