On Thursday Elon Musk said in an email that he plans to lay off about 10,000 people based largely on vibes, according to a report from Reuters. The email, sent to Tesla executives, informed them that the company will be cutting 10% of its workforce of 100,000 people, as well as pausing new hiring worldwide. The reason: Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy.
If a person pays close enough attention — which is to say, any attention at all — it’s not hard to find Musk’s tells. For a guy who is supposedly playing 4D chess at all times, he telegraphs his next move without the slightest bit of cover. Earlier this week, Musk told the company’s remote workers that they would have to return to the office or resign from the company. Less than 48 hours later, he’s talking about widespread layoffs, providing new context for the remote work ban: was he just trying to bait folks into voluntarily leaving?
