When studies of Elon Musk’s plan to downsize Tesla’s workforce this yr had been posted, media retailers similar to Bloomberg Information urged that the CEO was pushing to chop 20% of the corporate’s workers. Primarily based on an electronic mail that Musk has reportedly despatched to Tesla workers, it will seem that the electrical car maker’s workers discount efforts have affected lower than 20% of the corporate’s total headcount.
On the finish of 2023, Tesla had 140,473 workers, together with each salaried and hourly staff. As estimated in a report from CNBC, Tesla reportedly has round 121,000 staff together with salaried and hourly staff right this moment. This might recommend that Tesla’s spherical of layoffs ended up affecting about 14% of the corporate’s total workforce.
CNBC famous in its report that it was in a position to get its estimate for Tesla’s present headcount from an electronic mail that Elon Musk despatched to “all people” on June 17. Primarily based on the e-mail distribution checklist, which the publication was reportedly in a position to retrieve, Tesla at the moment has about 121,000 workers. That’s nonetheless a considerable quantity, although it’s beneath the 127,855 workers that the corporate had on the finish of 2022.
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In response to latest studies, Tesla at the moment has about 121,000 workers. That is as a result of latest workforce cuts.Let’s hold watching what number of workers Tesla could have on the finish of this yr! 💪 pic.twitter.com/ticm85m8as
— Tsla Chan (@Tslachan) June 21, 2024
Musk’s electronic mail to Tesla’s workers on June 17 reportedly concerned inventory choices that the corporate could be giving its workers. “Over the subsequent few weeks, Tesla will probably be doing a complete overview to supply inventory choices grants for distinctive efficiency,” Musk reportedly wrote, noting that the grants could be awarded to “anybody who does one thing excellent for the corporate.”
Whereas Tesla’s estimated headcount right this moment has been diminished, the corporate has resumed its hiring ramp throughout the globe. As could possibly be seen in Tesla’s Careers web page, hiring efforts for key roles in the USA and overseas have restarted. Within the US alone, job openings for car service, AI & robotics, manufacturing, provide chain, operations, engineering and data expertise, and development, to call just a few, have gone dwell on the Tesla Careers web site.
With this in thoughts, it will not be shocking if Tesla nonetheless manages to finish 2024 with a headcount that exceeds the 127,855 workers that the corporate had by the tip of 2022. Elon Musk, in any case, famous throughout the 2024 Cyber Roundup that Tesla is not only beginning a brand new chapter — it’s beginning an entire new guide within the coming years.
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