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Tesla's Mass Firings Spread To SolarCity as Employees Say They Were Blindsided (cnbc.com)
Tesla has laid off over 200 employees from its SolarCity business for performance reasons, just over a week after firing hundreds more from its motor vehicle division. From a report: Employee dismissals at Tesla are continuing, according to six former and current employees, and have spread from its motor division to SolarCity offices across the U.S. Echoing reports from earlier this month, these SolarCity employees say they were surprised to be told they were fired for performance reasons, claiming Tesla had not conducted performance reviews since acquiring the solar energy business. Earlier this month, Tesla began firing hundreds of employees after it announced a recall of 11,000 Model X SUVs. Tesla had already announced plans to lay off 205 SolarCity employees at its Roseville, California, office by the end of October this year. However, SolarCity employees across the country have been fired in the last two weeks -- not just in California, but also in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and beyond, according to these employees.
Yes, it should be no surprise to employees that SolarCity continues to struggle. Continued delays on solar roof, which isn't projected to sell well due to high prices, is a big red flag. The entire company is banking on the roof, more likely they have already hit their ceiling.
I actually was wondering "why" Tesla and co was giving any reason for letting people go.
Aren't most states "right to work" states? In those states you can quit or be terminated for no reason at all, and in most cases, no formal notice time has to be given, although 2 weeks is customary.
That would be "at-will employment."
"Right-to-work" is about union busting.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
I have an acquaintance that worked for Solar City in the Roseville area, who had been told this was coming and was offered either a severance package or a job at Tesla in NV. This person isn't someone with a super unique skill set either and seemed to speak like it was common knowledge this was coming soon.
"Right-to-work" is about union busting.
It is about having the choice to belong to a union or not.
Not only this, but by claiming they are performance based firings the company makes the workers ineligible for unemployment and saves money on their unemployment insurance.