特斯拉(Tesla)的產品發布主管里奇·奧托在上周從埃隆·馬斯克領導的電動汽車制造商辭職,他在辭職信中批評了馬斯克數周前宣布的大規模裁員,稱這“動搖了公司和士氣”(特斯拉的市值達到5,470億美元)。
奧托于5月8日在領英(LinkedIn)上發表的告別帖子里寫道:“實力雄厚的公司是由優秀的員工和卓越的產品共同組成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的產品只有在員工能力得到充分發揮的情況下才有可能問世。”裁員和隨之而來的文化沖擊“破壞了這種和諧,很難看到長遠的發展前景,因此,是時候做出改變了。”
他說:“這是一家我鐘愛的公司,它給予了我很多,但也讓我付出了慘重代價。”
奧托在公司工作了七年,負責過Cybertruck皮卡活動和其他產品的發布活動。在特斯拉的業績大幅下滑之際,一系列高管離職,他是最近一位離職的高管,這令投資者感到不安。今年4月底,馬斯克解雇了整個超級充電團隊,包括職位最高的女性高管。僅僅幾天后,特斯拉的人力資源主管艾莉·阿巴羅離開了公司。與此同時,在上個月一次至關重要的財報電話會議上,長期擔任投資者關系副總裁的馬丁·維查在電話會議結束時宣布,他將離開特斯拉。在維查離職前不久,該公司的高級副總裁德魯·巴格利諾辭職,并套現了1.81億美元,他在特斯拉工作了18年,是投資者和分析師眼中該公司的忠實擁護者。該公司負責公共政策和業務發展的副總裁羅漢·帕特爾與巴格利諾同時離職。
就連特斯拉的暑期實習項目也未能幸免。在即將開始實習之前,該公司取消了實習生錄用,這促使特斯拉的員工懇求其他公司充分利用該公司的大裁員計劃。與此同時,上周特斯拉在美國、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削減了數千個招聘職位,只剩下三個招聘廣告。
在裁員期間,美國國家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的調查人員正在調查,為解決特斯拉部分自動駕駛系統問題的在線軟件更新是否完全解決了該技術問題。特斯拉報告稱,自向用戶發布修復程序以來,共發生了20起車禍。與此同時,馬斯克一直在向投資者宣傳其全自動駕駛系統,聲稱該系統比人們想象的要表現出色,而且特斯拉車隊將實現全自動駕駛,當車主不使用該車時,可以用來接送客戶。
與此同時,在今年早些時候被法官駁回后,馬斯克和公司董事會一直專注于恢復他目前價值450億美元的薪酬計劃——這是有史以來最高的首席執行官薪酬計劃。
奧托在帖子中祝愿所有被解雇的人一切順利。“我希望特斯拉和所有受裁員影響的員工都能夠盡快重振旗鼓。如果有什么我可以幫忙的,請隨時聯系我。”
奧托指出,他不會想念公司提供的咖啡。不過,他會想念同事。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
特斯拉(Tesla)的產品發布主管里奇·奧托在上周從埃隆·馬斯克領導的電動汽車制造商辭職,他在辭職信中批評了馬斯克數周前宣布的大規模裁員,稱這“動搖了公司和士氣”(特斯拉的市值達到5,470億美元)。
奧托于5月8日在領英(LinkedIn)上發表的告別帖子里寫道:“實力雄厚的公司是由優秀的員工和卓越的產品共同組成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的產品只有在員工能力得到充分發揮的情況下才有可能問世。”裁員和隨之而來的文化沖擊“破壞了這種和諧,很難看到長遠的發展前景,因此,是時候做出改變了。”
他說:“這是一家我鐘愛的公司,它給予了我很多,但也讓我付出了慘重代價。”
奧托在公司工作了七年,負責過Cybertruck皮卡活動和其他產品的發布活動。在特斯拉的業績大幅下滑之際,一系列高管離職,他是最近一位離職的高管,這令投資者感到不安。今年4月底,馬斯克解雇了整個超級充電團隊,包括職位最高的女性高管。僅僅幾天后,特斯拉的人力資源主管艾莉·阿巴羅離開了公司。與此同時,在上個月一次至關重要的財報電話會議上,長期擔任投資者關系副總裁的馬丁·維查在電話會議結束時宣布,他將離開特斯拉。在維查離職前不久,該公司的高級副總裁德魯·巴格利諾辭職,并套現了1.81億美元,他在特斯拉工作了18年,是投資者和分析師眼中該公司的忠實擁護者。該公司負責公共政策和業務發展的副總裁羅漢·帕特爾與巴格利諾同時離職。
就連特斯拉的暑期實習項目也未能幸免。在即將開始實習之前,該公司取消了實習生錄用,這促使特斯拉的員工懇求其他公司充分利用該公司的大裁員計劃。與此同時,上周特斯拉在美國、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削減了數千個招聘職位,只剩下三個招聘廣告。
在裁員期間,美國國家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的調查人員正在調查,為解決特斯拉部分自動駕駛系統問題的在線軟件更新是否完全解決了該技術問題。特斯拉報告稱,自向用戶發布修復程序以來,共發生了20起車禍。與此同時,馬斯克一直在向投資者宣傳其全自動駕駛系統,聲稱該系統比人們想象的要表現出色,而且特斯拉車隊將實現全自動駕駛,當車主不使用該車時,可以用來接送客戶。
與此同時,在今年早些時候被法官駁回后,馬斯克和公司董事會一直專注于恢復他目前價值450億美元的薪酬計劃——這是有史以來最高的首席執行官薪酬計劃。
奧托在帖子中祝愿所有被解雇的人一切順利。“我希望特斯拉和所有受裁員影響的員工都能夠盡快重振旗鼓。如果有什么我可以幫忙的,請隨時聯系我。”
奧托指出,他不會想念公司提供的咖啡。不過,他會想念同事。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Tesla’s head of product launches Rich Otto?resigned from the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker last week—and he signed off by criticizing the sweeping layoffs Musk announced at the $547 billion EV manufacturer just weeks ago, saying they’re “rocking the company and its morale.”
“Great companies are made up of equal parts great people and great products, and the latter are only possible when its people are thriving,” Otto wrote in a farewell post on LinkedIn on May 8. The job cuts and subsequent culture hit “have thrown this harmony out of balance and it’s hard to see the long-game. It was time for a change.”
“It’s a company I love and that has given me so much, but has also taken its pound of flesh,” he said.
Otto was a seven-year veteran at the company and had his hands in Cybertruck events and other launches. His departure is the latest in a series of executive exits that have rattled investors amid Tesla’s significant downturn. Musk fired the entire Tesla Supercharger team, including his highest-ranking female executive, at the end of April. Just days later, Tesla’s?top human resources executive, Allie Arebalo, left the company. Meanwhile, at a crucial earnings call last month, the longtime vice president of investor relations, Martin Viecha, announced at the end of the call that he was leaving Tesla. Viecha’s exit came soon after senior vice president Drew Baglino resigned and cashed out a $181 million stake in the company. Baglino had been with Tesla for 18 years and was a stalwart among investors and analysts. Rohan Patel, the company’s vice president of public policy and business development, parted ways at the same time as Baglino.
Even Tesla’s summer internship program wasn’t spared. The carmaker rescinded offers to interns just before they were supposed to start, prompting Tesla employees to implore other companies to take advantage of its bloodletting. Meanwhile, last week Tesla slashed thousands of job listings in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico, leaving only three job ads remaining.
Amid the job cuts, investigators with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are probing whether an online software update to address issues with Tesla’s partially automated driving system fully addressed problems with the technology. Tesla reported 20 crashes since the fix went out to users. At the same time, Musk has been touting its full-self driving system to investors, claiming that it is better than people think it is and that fleets of Teslas will be fully autonomous and can be used to ferry around customers when they’re not in use by owners.
All the while, Musk and the company’s board are focused on reinstating his pay plan now worth $45 billion—the largest-ever pay plan for a CEO—after a judge rescinded it earlier this year.
Otto wished everyone who got laid off well in his post. “I’m hopeful that Tesla — and all of the employees affected by these layoffs — can get back on their feet soon. If there’s anything I can do to help, don’t hesitate to reach out.”
He noted he won’t be missing the company’s coffee. What he will miss, however, are the people.