• Elon Musk wanted Tesla to reduce its workforce by one-fifth, Bloomberg reported.
  • Musk wanted the layoffs to match the drop in quarterly vehicle deliveries.
  • Tesla delivered 386,810 cars in the first quarter of 2024, a 20.1% drop from the last quarter.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk at one point wanted the EV giant to trim its workforce by 20%, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The reduction, Musk reasoned, should match the reduction in vehicle deliveries between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, per Bloomberg.

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    7 months ago

    What the fuck logic does this dumbass employ?

    “We failed to reach our quota in time. Let’s reduce the number of workers so we make even fewer next time!”

    Is he assuming each worker spends X time doing their thing, so more workers = more time? 🤦‍♂️

    • AFK BRB Chocolate
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      97 months ago

      Yeah, that was my take as well. If demand was low, okay maybe. But failing to meet delivery targets? Reducing staff isn’t going to help that.

    • BeardedSingleMalt
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      87 months ago

      Our workforce failed to meet a quota set by management, so we’re laying off some of those workers