𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳: Surely Musk understands that firing people on the spot must ruin some people’s lives. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if he even gets a little pleasure out of it.

“On Tuesday, Tesla is expected to report a 40% plunge in operating profit and its first revenue decline in four years.”

Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Dreams Plunge Tesla Into Chaosfinance.yahoo.com (Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla Inc. are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directio...

This is legal in the US?

U.S. labor law is essentially non-existent. You can fire anyone at any time under just about any circumstances. It’s called at-will employment and it’s truly a nightmare.

Geez, okay, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but US labour law often manages that for me. Mind you, the UK has a contract called “zero hour” that does not guarantee the employee any hours of work.

Even if Tesla isn’t contractually obliged to give any notice, you’d think they’d at least give, say, a weeks notice to let people get their house in order. Given that their mission is to improve things for humanity.

Surely Musk understands that firing people on the spot must ruin some people’s lives. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if he even gets a little pleasure out of it.

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