One of the steps I will be taking is raising the performance bar at Tesla to a very high level, which will result in a modest reduction in near term headcount. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that the people that depart Tesla for this reason wouldn’t be considered good performers at most companies – almost all would. However, I believe Tesla must adhere more closely to a special forces philosophy at this stage of its life if we aspire to become one of the great car companies of the 21st century.
Way to throw your employees under the bus there, pal.
That's a pretty knee-jerk reaction. From what I hear Telsa under the old CEO really did have a bunch of under-performers who made a bunch of bad decisions - which directly caused the delays and transmission problems causing the first model to be delayed so much.
There's nothing wrong with cutting employees you don't need, especially if the individuals are under-performing.
I think Elon knows what he's doing, the company is basically his baby now.
There is cutting under-performing employees, and announcing that you are doing so (and why). Getting rid of them is smart; bundling that anouncement with potentially high impact other announcements is a reason to say it was throwing them under the bus.
Way to throw your employees under the bus there, pal.