The cold tone of the letter makes criticism ‘rain’ – Executive Digest

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Tesla, an electric vehicle brand owned by Elon Musk, laid off more than 14,000 employees, representing 10% of its global workforce – a measure that was justified as a palliative for the worst results in the manufacturer’s history. car.

For the first time since its creation, Tesla sold fewer electric cars than in the same period last year: to make matters worse, the brand has been involved in great uncertainty surrounding its future strategy – it is divided between continuing to manufacture a cheap electric vehicle or focus on developing the robotaxi.

To calm shareholders, Tesla had to take measures to calm shareholders, which meant bad news for employees. Now, according to the Spanish newspaper ‘El Economista’, the letter in which the company informed former employees of the decision has become known: shared on social media, criticism for the coldness with which the workers were dismissed was not long in coming, many of them which are fundamental for the automotive brand to move forward in difficult times, with shifts lasting up to 24 hours.

“I am contacting you to inform you that, after a careful review of your employment contract and your role, it has been determined that there is no reasonable alternative for you to continue performing your essential functions,” the letter states.

“The next stage of the interactive process is the alternative job search (AJS process), which consists of reviewing Tesla’s internal and external staff to identify possible vacancies”, he indicates. “Given the recent changes in the company, we also do not foresee vacancies of this type occurring in the short term. Therefore, we inform you that we intend to complete the AJS process at this time. As we have not identified an alternative position available, we will begin processing your departure from Tesla on May 3.”

At no point does the letter use the word “dismissal”, but rather alleges that currently and in the future those affected have nothing to contribute and are therefore dismissing their services.