Elon Musk says Tesla workers will be sleeping on the factory floor when new $25,000 EV goes into production next year

That’s a weird way of bragging about understaffing leading to overwork, but I guess it explains why they can’t kick those quality issues.

Spoiler: it won't be $25,000.

Because fuck family time ... This dude wants slaves. He can get fucked

Lots of interesting articles and research talking about the problem of many CEOs exhibiting psychopathic traits but it being accepted. For example.

https://fortune.com/2021/06/06/corporate-psychopaths-business-leadership-csr/

“Our culture also glorifies and rewards successful leaders who may lie somewhere on the spectrum of psychopathy or who, if not actually psychopathic, nevertheless display traits that psychopathic individuals frequently have. The problem, of course, is that while psychopaths may have a lot of charisma and creativity, they may also lack, as already mentioned, socially important qualities such as empathy and morality.”

Damn, he's admitting his company is so close to collapse that everyone will have to literally sleep on the floor there just to try to save the business?

Bold move.

Man i don't wanna buy a car made by people who aren't sleeping in a bed. Come on, now.

Saying we expect our employees to act as slaves, weird flex there Space Karen.

Wasn't the model 3 supposed to be the affordable version

But they don’t need a union

Tesla already has the highest accident risk, are they trying to increase their lead?

This guy probably thinks he's doing his employees a favor by paying them for the work they perform for him

This is why the simple existence of billionaires is violence. You simply cannot become filthy rich without profiting off of the suffering of others. This motherfucker could pay people enough to never have to even consider sleeping on a factory floor. Hell, he could probably double his workforce and still pay that well and be filthy rich.

UAW

There are rumors that it could come without a steering wheel or any pedals to lower costs

Ehm what? Full self driving (and self crashing)??

Welp. It's time for Tesla workers to unionize, and hard

"We really need the engineers to be living on the line. This is not sort of an off-the-shelf 'it just works' type of thing," Musk said. "That will be a challenging production ramp […] we'll be sleeping on the line, practically. Not practically, we will be," he added.

Man, can this guy rally the troops or what? With sentiment like this, who needs a pep rally or company retreat? /s

Worst. Boss. Ever.

Delivered 4 - 8 years later, $25,000 more, 50 mile range, no screen and a radio tuned only to a station where his favorite coward of the moment reads their abhorent tweets

He does know he can just hire more people and have them work shifts, right?

Ya take 16 tons, whaddya get?

Like Musk is going to let his employees sleep...

i saw a tesla truck today for the first time and it looked stupid. its seriously like something from a 90s 3d tank game

Well now I’m definitely never buying a Tesla.

And the conditions are still better than what the collective agreements would require?

When your boss sleeps at the factory it shows commitment. When he makes you sleep at the factory it shows he’s an asshole.

Who is this message even for? Not the workers obviously. Does it instill the investors with confidence? "Production is so poorly managed and staffed that we have to rely on people working overtime." Does it increase demand? "Come buy these vehicles assembled by overworked, sleep-deprived line workers, hope it works out if you get in an wreck!" It's entirely for his own ego.

Instead of new car smell, it will have Elon Musk.

2 years later, the car is released. It is made from lead to protect from radiation, has a range of 7 miles, and costs $112k for the base model.

I mean, if you're required to stay there that'd be some mad overtime pay where I'm at: first 8hr at 1xpay, next 4hr at 1.5xpay, then everything after that is 2xpay.

I can't say I wouldn't consider it.

I doubt the regions this may be required in will have such labor friendly laws though...

Even if I was working there still: Fuck that. I'd rather sleep in my car. At least it's warm and soft unlike the concrete on the factory floor that's covered in metal shavings and dropped screws. Plenty of people I met there did just that because it was easier to just stay there all week and only go back home over the weekend cuz home was like a 4 hour drive away on a good day.

But I mean... There are way better jobs. And if you're a contractor (which is like 90% of the workforce there): you ain't getting a permanent position, lol. Fr. You're just gonna be used up and tossed aside and I know the pay isn't worth it. Might as well be a McDonald's janitor for the same pay. At least you ain't gonna fuck your back and knees all up or work more than 8 hours.

There's a concept of paid slaves.

Sounds like The Boer is homesick for the land of his youth

Don't buy that crap. 'nuff said.

He's so full of shit his eyes are brown...er than they were the last time his shit-spewing gullet was open

sounds fair and reasonable, definitely not dangerous.

guy's a complete tool bag