Comments on: Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers for Poor Performance https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html Everything to make HR better Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:04:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Terri https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210271 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:04:36 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210271 In reply to Jeanne.

I would be certain that supervisor & managers were part of the termination. This seems like a well thought out plan.

]]> By: fposte https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210270 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:04:12 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210270 In reply to Parker Davis.

Though the same could be said of companies that rely on government aid to subsidize their workers, like McDonald’s and Walmart, or those who get such deals as incentives, like Amazon. Subsidies aren’t unique to Tesla.

]]> By: Mr Dependable, Clinical, Intellectual, Cynical https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210269 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:05:33 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210269 Welcome to unfettered capitalism; this is Elon Musk after all.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/elon-musk-says-he-didnt-fire-his-assistant-when-she-asked-for-a-raise.html

2-weeks notice is merely the “usual and customary” approach in the USA. I once gave just 2 days notice (for reasons that then, and now, seem fully justified.) I’ve come near doing it other times just because of how I was treated at the parting-company. (Most big companies have the official policy of only confirming dates of employment, so who cares? BTW: Always have solid references).

We ‘mericans stand alone. We’re special.
http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2013/04/07/european-employment-law-101-employment-at-will-is-truly-a-foreign-concept/

]]> By: Jeanne https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210268 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:30:15 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210268 In reply to the gold digger.

It does make it sound like incompetent management. If you have 500 people who are so bad they need to be fired, what was happening? They can’t hire or they can’t manage or something. Who was doing the work?

]]> By: the gold digger https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210267 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:54:17 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210267 The fish rots from the head down. If that many people were fired, that means someone at a higher level was not doing his job.

]]> By: Maria Rose https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210265 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:15:43 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210265 Blaming Tesla for taking advantage of government loophole that allows him to get grants and money is not the problem. He is just using his assets.
Problem is that the workers don’t have certain rights assumed by many that we have. Like the fact that an employer can never fire employees without reason. Unless a contract was signed detailing terms of employment, most employment is at will of the employers. Never assume your job is safe, always keep job skills current and adaptable to any job needed by employment.
I am speaking from experience with my employers, who demanded changes in job performance to what efficiency experts deemed and non-compliance resulted in termination.
To change the control over workers by employers, laws have to be put in place since the attitude toward unions who did protect workers from being terminated at will by contracts, has become negative.

]]> By: Parker Davis https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210264 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:40:49 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210264 In reply to Glenn.

yes that is legit. No rules for reorganization. The company can terminate you at any time as long as the reason for termination is not discriminatory under the law. Companies do this all the time. Eliminate regular employees and contract the work out. It is economics in many cases. Overall a contractor is cheaper than a regular employee.

]]> By: Parker Davis https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210263 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:43:46 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210263 Elon Musk, the Tesla founder, is viewed by many as a genius. Indeed, he is a genius at sucking out grants, tax money, and other public funds from our tax dollars. This is just another of his well thought out scams. He runs a company that is ONLY successful because of millions in government grants and subsidies. Despite this, he sells his vehicles at a premium price. It is sad that we are not bright enough to realize this.

]]> By: Glenn https://www.evilhrlady.org/2017/10/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-for-poor-performance.html#comment-210262 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:39:00 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4558#comment-210262 What rules does a company need to follow for a “reorganization”? Let’s say the company laid off one person in a reorganization, claiming that the business couldn’t justify that position. Then a few months later the company advertised for someone with the same duties, but as an independent contractor. Is that legit?

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