特斯拉(Tesla)的产品发布主管里奇·奥托在上周从埃隆·马斯克领导的电动汽车制造商辞职,他在辞职信中批评了马斯克数周前宣布的大规模裁员,称这“动摇了公司和士气”(特斯拉的市值达到5,470亿美元)。
奥托于5月8日在领英(LinkedIn)上发表的告别帖子里写道:“实力雄厚的公司是由优秀的员工和卓越的产品共同组成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的产品只有在员工能力得到充分发挥的情况下才有可能问世。”裁员和随之而来的文化冲击“破坏了这种和谐,很难看到长远的发展前景,因此,是时候做出改变了。”
他说:“这是一家我钟爱的公司,它给予了我很多,但也让我付出了惨重代价。”
奥托在公司工作了七年,负责过Cybertruck皮卡活动和其他产品的发布活动。在特斯拉的业绩大幅下滑之际,一系列高管离职,他是最近一位离职的高管,这令投资者感到不安。今年4月底,马斯克解雇了整个超级充电团队,包括职位最高的女性高管。仅仅几天后,特斯拉的人力资源主管艾莉·阿巴罗离开了公司。与此同时,在上个月一次至关重要的财报电话会议上,长期担任投资者关系副总裁的马丁·维查在电话会议结束时宣布,他将离开特斯拉。在维查离职前不久,该公司的高级副总裁德鲁·巴格利诺辞职,并套现了1.81亿美元,他在特斯拉工作了18年,是投资者和分析师眼中该公司的忠实拥护者。该公司负责公共政策和业务发展的副总裁罗汉·帕特尔与巴格利诺同时离职。
就连特斯拉的暑期实习项目也未能幸免。在即将开始实习之前,该公司取消了实习生录用,这促使特斯拉的员工恳求其他公司充分利用该公司的大裁员计划。与此同时,上周特斯拉在美国、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削减了数千个招聘职位,只剩下三个招聘广告。
在裁员期间,美国国家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的调查人员正在调查,为解决特斯拉部分自动驾驶系统问题的在线软件更新是否完全解决了该技术问题。特斯拉报告称,自向用户发布修复程序以来,共发生了20起车祸。与此同时,马斯克一直在向投资者宣传其全自动驾驶系统,声称该系统比人们想象的要表现出色,而且特斯拉车队将实现全自动驾驶,当车主不使用该车时,可以用来接送客户。
与此同时,在今年早些时候被法官驳回后,马斯克和公司董事会一直专注于恢复他目前价值450亿美元的薪酬计划——这是有史以来最高的首席执行官薪酬计划。
奥托在帖子中祝愿所有被解雇的人一切顺利。“我希望特斯拉和所有受裁员影响的员工都能够尽快重振旗鼓。如果有什么我可以帮忙的,请随时联系我。”
奥托指出,他不会想念公司提供的咖啡。不过,他会想念同事。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
特斯拉(Tesla)的产品发布主管里奇·奥托在上周从埃隆·马斯克领导的电动汽车制造商辞职,他在辞职信中批评了马斯克数周前宣布的大规模裁员,称这“动摇了公司和士气”(特斯拉的市值达到5,470亿美元)。
奥托于5月8日在领英(LinkedIn)上发表的告别帖子里写道:“实力雄厚的公司是由优秀的员工和卓越的产品共同组成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的产品只有在员工能力得到充分发挥的情况下才有可能问世。”裁员和随之而来的文化冲击“破坏了这种和谐,很难看到长远的发展前景,因此,是时候做出改变了。”
他说:“这是一家我钟爱的公司,它给予了我很多,但也让我付出了惨重代价。”
奥托在公司工作了七年,负责过Cybertruck皮卡活动和其他产品的发布活动。在特斯拉的业绩大幅下滑之际,一系列高管离职,他是最近一位离职的高管,这令投资者感到不安。今年4月底,马斯克解雇了整个超级充电团队,包括职位最高的女性高管。仅仅几天后,特斯拉的人力资源主管艾莉·阿巴罗离开了公司。与此同时,在上个月一次至关重要的财报电话会议上,长期担任投资者关系副总裁的马丁·维查在电话会议结束时宣布,他将离开特斯拉。在维查离职前不久,该公司的高级副总裁德鲁·巴格利诺辞职,并套现了1.81亿美元,他在特斯拉工作了18年,是投资者和分析师眼中该公司的忠实拥护者。该公司负责公共政策和业务发展的副总裁罗汉·帕特尔与巴格利诺同时离职。
就连特斯拉的暑期实习项目也未能幸免。在即将开始实习之前,该公司取消了实习生录用,这促使特斯拉的员工恳求其他公司充分利用该公司的大裁员计划。与此同时,上周特斯拉在美国、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削减了数千个招聘职位,只剩下三个招聘广告。
在裁员期间,美国国家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的调查人员正在调查,为解决特斯拉部分自动驾驶系统问题的在线软件更新是否完全解决了该技术问题。特斯拉报告称,自向用户发布修复程序以来,共发生了20起车祸。与此同时,马斯克一直在向投资者宣传其全自动驾驶系统,声称该系统比人们想象的要表现出色,而且特斯拉车队将实现全自动驾驶,当车主不使用该车时,可以用来接送客户。
与此同时,在今年早些时候被法官驳回后,马斯克和公司董事会一直专注于恢复他目前价值450亿美元的薪酬计划——这是有史以来最高的首席执行官薪酬计划。
奥托在帖子中祝愿所有被解雇的人一切顺利。“我希望特斯拉和所有受裁员影响的员工都能够尽快重振旗鼓。如果有什么我可以帮忙的,请随时联系我。”
奥托指出,他不会想念公司提供的咖啡。不过,他会想念同事。(财富中文网)
译者: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.