jsonh88 t1_j8urula wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:17 AM

This is misinformation. When will this sub stop accepting false reports just because you hate Elon?

https://www.tesla.com/blog/in-response-false-allegations

There is a false allegation that Tesla terminated employees in response to a new union campaign. These are the facts behind the event:

Tesla conducts performance review cycles every six months. Employees receive a performance rating from 1 to 5 in each cycle that helps them calibrate their work with the expectations of their job. In the worst case, if an employee fails to meet their performance expectations they will be let go. This review process takes place globally, including in North America, Europe, China, etc. It is not localized to Buffalo. The most recent performance review cycle was from July 2022 through December 2022. On December 13th, 2022, managers across the company received a communication regarding the review schedule. This included information noting that exits for low performers would start the week of February 12, 2023.

DanielPhermous t1_j8uz8g3 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:15 AM

Not entirely sure a blog post from Tesla is exactly an unbiased source as to the true state of affairs.

alien_ghost t1_j8yd8w7 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:52 PM

Agreed. But the same thing goes for In These Times, truly a respected new source. /s

DigitalOsmosis t1_j8w8a7v wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:53 AM

Targets may have shifted, but the global annual review process claim would fall apart really quickly if not true. If there was an annual review process going on, the public announcement of a union effort between performance reviews and actions following those reviews is more then a little suspicious.

Is you knew you were on a performance improvement plan (corporate for "you are about to be fired, we just need documentation"), and knew how much the internet hates Elon, this headline wouldn't be too hard to generate.

If Tesla has the receipts, fuck these guys. If Tesla doesn't and this was actually retaliatory, fuck Tesla. There will almost certainly be lawsuits to figure this out.

InGordWeTrust t1_j8uuwlf wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:41 AM

I'll trust him more when he stops union busting, selling cars that are being recalled because they don't self drive as sold as, and not buying a Twitterverse then fully opening the door on hate speech while banning people for telling others to wear a mask.

"But my Elon~"

cawclot t1_j8v0tp3 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:28 AM

Did you really source the Tesla website for allegations against them? Really?

GaIIick t1_j8v4fkv wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:59 AM

It’s not like legit reviews and firing pro-union individuals are mutually exclusive. The ones that would benefit the most from unionizing would be the ones in danger of failing their PIP’s/scoring poorly in successive reviews.

I do note the guy said he was told he was “exceeding expectations” but that may have been a lie from either party involved.

Sudden_Reality_7441 t1_j8visbj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:22 AM

Where is that blog post from? …

It’s from Tesla. MY. GOD.

That’s not a trustworthy source at all, especially considering they’re the accused in this scenario. Let the people who have degrees in this stuff investigate it, yes?