Manufacturing facility staff on the Cybertruck line at Tesla’s Austin plant had been reportedly instructed to take three days off this week beginning Tuesday, in keeping with a memo first considered by Enterprise Insider.
“On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week (Dec. 3-5), you don’t want to report back to work,” the memo mentioned.
The memo additionally reportedly instructed staff they’d be paid for the complete day of their shifts if scheduled. The rationale for the surprising days off was not disclosed, and Tesla didn’t reply to BI’s request for remark.
Might or not it’s a vacation reward from CEO Elon Musk, a champion of in-office work who favors “hardcore” workers who sleep beneath their desks when wanted? More than likely, no.
Employees instructed BI that schedules have assorted since October and that time beyond regulation was as soon as the norm on the firm, and now they really feel “fortunate to get 40 hours.”
In accordance with a memo considered by the outlet in April, Tesla additionally reduce hours for Cybertruck manufacturing line staff, at the moment.
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The Cybertruck electrical automobile was unveiled in 2019 and initially acquired round two million reservations, per Electrek‘s information.
BI stories that “a number of” patrons who made reservations for the automobile later than most have acquired their vehicles, which, the outlet notes, may very well be “an indication that Tesla could also be going by way of its reservation listing sooner than anticipated.”
Electrek additionally stories that on Monday, Tesla lowered its leasing costs to $899 for 36 months with $7,500 down for the AWD automobile and $999 for 36 months with $7,500 down for the Tri-motor Cyberbeast.
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