Palo Alto: Tesla Fires Hundreds of Employees After Company-wide Review • FRI OCT 13, 2017 10:41 PM CT

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The second week of October 2017, Tesla fired between 400 and 700 workers from its south Bay Area headquarters and production plant, according to San Jose Mercury first reported. Tesla claims employees were fired for subpar job performance, not laid off.

"Like all companies, Tesla conducts an annual performance review during which a manager and employee discuss the results that were achieved, as well as how those results were achieved, during the performance period" ... "Performance reviews also occasionally result in employee departures."
-- Tesla spokesperson
 The cuts included engineers, managers and factory workers, as Tesla missed goals for producing the new lower-cost Model 3 sedan -- manufacturing only 260 last quarter for 450,000 customers on a waiting list.

CEO Elon Musk has told investors that Tesla is focused on Model 3 production, and a goal of building 10,000 cars a week -- that would take 45 weeks or less than a year to satisfy customers on the waiting list. 





 NWS FORECAST US CITY FORECAST OF THE HOUR • FRI OCT 13 2017 10:41 PM CT  

Palo Alto, CA

 Tonight: Patchy smoke. Clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

 Saturday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. 

 Saturday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. 

 Sunday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. 

 Sunday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

 Monday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83.

 Monday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

 Tuesday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 75.

 Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

 Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

 Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

 Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

 Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

 Friday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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