Elon Musk says Tesla workers will be sleeping on the factory floor when new $25,000 EV goes into production next year

obinice , 5 months ago

Damn, he's admitting his company is so close to collapse that everyone will have to literally sleep on the floor there just to try to save the business?

Bold move.

steve_floof , 5 months ago

It worked for Twitter, right…. Right…?

GBU_28 , 5 months ago

Anyone qualified to work on his production line can work on another. Or many many other mechanical/production roles.

I question anyone who would work those hours, sleep in the facility, accept the oats, and still whine.

GladiusB , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

The problem is who is hiring. Tesla's factory is the only big factory in an area where there are not other big car factories. Good luck finding another job in the area of Fremont.

GBU_28 , 5 months ago

Understood, but I'm saying ultimately these are skilled, desirable workers who should be seeking new opportunities NOW

JoeKrogan , 5 months ago

Because fuck family time ... This dude wants slaves. He can get fucked

Facelesscog , 5 months ago

It's only a matter of time before one of the mega-corps figures out how to lease prisoners as cheap and expendable workers.

lolcatnip , 5 months ago

That has been happening for a long time already.

indomara , 5 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/12/alabama-prison-labor-lawsuit/

It's already been going on for decades.

Nfamwap , 5 months ago

Old habits die hard

goferking0 , 5 months ago

Why do you think he wants to get to mars quickly

macrocephalic , 5 months ago

Where do you think his seed money came from?

steve_floof , 5 months ago

Tesla already has the highest accident risk, are they trying to increase their lead?

LaggyKar , 5 months ago

And the conditions are still better than what the collective agreements would require?

Kbobabob , 5 months ago

Yes

winterayars , 5 months ago

Man i don't wanna buy a car made by people who aren't sleeping in a bed. Come on, now.

kent_eh , 5 months ago

Tesla's quality control is already shit.

Imagine how much worse it could get if the workers are even more sleep deprived.

NeoNachtwaechter , 5 months ago

Articles that start with "Elon Musk says..." 😄

This category of articles is getting more and more hilarious recently.

dangblingus , 5 months ago

Sounds like a shitty boss. Also, I think OHSA is gonna have a field day with this.

WaxiestSteam69 , 5 months ago

Once the courts are done with federal agencies Deals won't have to worry about OSHA.

Sensitivezombie , 5 months ago

This guy probably thinks he's doing his employees a favor by paying them for the work they perform for him

Blackmist , 5 months ago

He does know he can just hire more people and have them work shifts, right?

WHYAREWEALLCAPS , 5 months ago

He is well aware. But if he did that he'd make maybe one tenth of a percent less and we can't have that!

Jimmyeatsausage , 5 months ago

2 years later, the car is released. It is made from lead to protect from radiation, has a range of 7 miles, and costs $112k for the base model.

scripthook , 5 months ago

When your boss sleeps at the factory it shows commitment. When he makes you sleep at the factory it shows he’s an asshole.

Leviathan , 5 months ago

This is why the simple existence of billionaires is violence. You simply cannot become filthy rich without profiting off of the suffering of others. This motherfucker could pay people enough to never have to even consider sleeping on a factory floor. Hell, he could probably double his workforce and still pay that well and be filthy rich.

downdaemon , 5 months ago

i saw a tesla truck today for the first time and it looked stupid. its seriously like something from a 90s 3d tank game

grayman , 5 months ago

I think that's the point. It hits a similar group as those old mini trucks (eg S10) from the 90s that get tricked out.

LaughingM0n , 5 months ago

My pinewood derby car as a Cub scout looks very similar

WHYAREWEALLCAPS , 5 months ago

It looks like it came straight of a cheesy 80s B movie called Megaforce.

https://prod5.agileticketing.net/images/user/loft_4255/Megaforce_TMDB-b3Yne4Ir8WSx4yQUgs2WU6NZ8j9.jpg

DAMunzy , 5 months ago

OMG I want one of those!

set_secret , 5 months ago

sounds fair and reasonable, definitely not dangerous.