Elon Musk said that building Tesla's next-generation EV, which is set to enter production in 2025, will require Tesla workers to sleep on the manufacturing line.
Elon Musk warns Tesla workers they'll be sleeping on the production line to build its new mass-market EV::Elon Musk said that building Tesla's next-generation EV, which is set to enter production in 2025, will require Tesla workers to sleep on the manufacturing line.
“No, of course it’s a joke about them sleeping on the floor. We will provide Tesla-branded housing onsite, and with the added convenience of the Tesla store and the workers being paid in Teslabux to pay me back for the room and board, they’ll always be ready to do my bidding.”
I know you are joking, but this asshole's parents were legit in the business of running company towns for mining and exploiting human labor. Just shy of slavery because it was technically legal, but a loophole that allowed them to get rich by taking advantage of people desperate for work. Real pieces of shit in this family.
It's pretty normal for an auto factory to run 24 hours a day with three 8 hour shifts. 100% of them manage to do it without having workers having to sleep in the plant.
Sounds like just something he thinks is just fun to threaten people with. Gives those he's always trying to impress the appearance that his financial success is from working long hours, rather than random luck.
I don't know, is this supposed to be a joke? A wild sense of humor? If you would have to hypothetically have to sleep on the production line, it tells me the management doesn't know management.
I would like to see a CEO pull this "joke" in the EU. How long until he would be crucified.
Didn't he literally have Twitter employees sleeping in the office post-acquisition and even go so far as remodeling vacated offices as makeshift hotel rooms? I doubt he's kidding here, seems on-brand.
The guy has no work-life balance and will likely put in insane hours. He’s warning there will be extra effort to put in, extra time, all companies do this but usually not so bad. While I’m happy not to work there, the important parts are whether he pays them appropriately for that kind of overtime, whether it’s temporary, and whether they can refuse without retribution
I believe I read that everyone gets stock, to participate in the success of the company. Surely that helps
Because then the company and public would have to come to terms with the fact that they are wildly overvalued based on Musk's lies about their technology and capabilities and the stock price would tank. Also, the board is loaded with Musk cronies if I understand it correctly.
Elon Musk warned Tesla workers to prepare for a challenging production ramp-up as he previewed plans to build a mass-market vehicle.
It wouldn't be the first time Tesla workers have reportedly had to sleep on manufacturing lines to meet the company's production deadlines.
Musk has said he slept beneath his desk while spending "three years straight" basically living in Tesla's manufacturing facilities.
Musk said that Tesla's next-generation vehicle, which Reuters reported is a mass-market, affordable EV codenamed "Redwood," is set to enter production in the second half of 2025 at the company's Texas Gigafactory — though he admitted that he is often optimistic with timing, and could not yet predict how many of the vehicles Tesla would initially produce.
The billionaire has hinted for years that Tesla plans to release a cheaper EV expected to cost below $30,000.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.
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