特斯拉(Tesla)的產(chǎn)品發(fā)布主管里奇·奧托在上周從埃隆·馬斯克領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的電動(dòng)汽車制造商辭職,他在辭職信中批評(píng)了馬斯克數(shù)周前宣布的大規(guī)模裁員,稱這“動(dòng)搖了公司和士氣”(特斯拉的市值達(dá)到5,470億美元)。
奧托于5月8日在領(lǐng)英(LinkedIn)上發(fā)表的告別帖子里寫(xiě)道:“實(shí)力雄厚的公司是由優(yōu)秀的員工和卓越的產(chǎn)品共同組成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的產(chǎn)品只有在員工能力得到充分發(fā)揮的情況下才有可能問(wèn)世。”裁員和隨之而來(lái)的文化沖擊“破壞了這種和諧,很難看到長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的發(fā)展前景,因此,是時(shí)候做出改變了。”
他說(shuō):“這是一家我鐘愛(ài)的公司,它給予了我很多,但也讓我付出了慘重代價(jià)。”
奧托在公司工作了七年,負(fù)責(zé)過(guò)Cybertruck皮卡活動(dòng)和其他產(chǎn)品的發(fā)布活動(dòng)。在特斯拉的業(yè)績(jī)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(gè)超級(jí)充電團(tuán)隊(duì),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(kāi)了公司。與此同時(shí),在上個(gè)月一次至關(guān)重要的財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議上,長(zhǎng)期擔(dān)任投資者關(guān)系副總裁的馬丁·維查在電話會(huì)議結(jié)束時(shí)宣布,他將離開(kāi)特斯拉。在維查離職前不久,該公司的高級(jí)副總裁德魯·巴格利諾辭職,并套現(xiàn)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(shí)擁護(hù)者。該公司負(fù)責(zé)公共政策和業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展的副總裁羅漢·帕特爾與巴格利諾同時(shí)離職。
就連特斯拉的暑期實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目也未能幸免。在即將開(kāi)始實(shí)習(xí)之前,該公司取消了實(shí)習(xí)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(jì)劃。與此同時(shí),上周特斯拉在美國(guó)、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削減了數(shù)千個(gè)招聘職位,只剩下三個(gè)招聘廣告。
在裁員期間,美國(guó)國(guó)家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的調(diào)查人員正在調(diào)查,為解決特斯拉部分自動(dòng)駕駛系統(tǒng)問(wèn)題的在線軟件更新是否完全解決了該技術(shù)問(wèn)題。特斯拉報(bào)告稱,自向用戶發(fā)布修復(fù)程序以來(lái),共發(fā)生了20起車禍。與此同時(shí),馬斯克一直在向投資者宣傳其全自動(dòng)駕駛系統(tǒng),聲稱該系統(tǒng)比人們想象的要表現(xiàn)出色,而且特斯拉車隊(duì)將實(shí)現(xiàn)全自動(dòng)駕駛,當(dāng)車主不使用該車時(shí),可以用來(lái)接送客戶。
與此同時(shí),在今年早些時(shí)候被法官駁回后,馬斯克和公司董事會(huì)一直專注于恢復(fù)他目前價(jià)值450億美元的薪酬計(jì)劃——這是有史以來(lái)最高的首席執(zhí)行官薪酬計(jì)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(qǐng)隨時(shí)聯(lián)系我。”
奧托指出,他不會(huì)想念公司提供的咖啡。不過(guò),他會(huì)想念同事。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
特斯拉(Tesla)的產(chǎn)品發(fā)布主管里奇·奧托在上周從埃隆·馬斯克領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的電動(dòng)汽車制造商辭職,他在辭職信中批評(píng)了馬斯克數(shù)周前宣布的大規(guī)模裁員,稱這“動(dòng)搖了公司和士氣”(特斯拉的市值達(dá)到5,470億美元)。
奧托于5月8日在領(lǐng)英(LinkedIn)上發(fā)表的告別帖子里寫(xiě)道:“實(shí)力雄厚的公司是由優(yōu)秀的員工和卓越的產(chǎn)品共同組成的,二者所占比重相同,而卓越的產(chǎn)品只有在員工能力得到充分發(fā)揮的情況下才有可能問(wèn)世。”裁員和隨之而來(lái)的文化沖擊“破壞了這種和諧,很難看到長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的發(fā)展前景,因此,是時(shí)候做出改變了。”
他說(shuō):“這是一家我鐘愛(ài)的公司,它給予了我很多,但也讓我付出了慘重代價(jià)。”
奧托在公司工作了七年,負(fù)責(zé)過(guò)Cybertruck皮卡活動(dòng)和其他產(chǎn)品的發(fā)布活動(dòng)。在特斯拉的業(yè)績(jī)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(gè)超級(jí)充電團(tuán)隊(duì),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(kāi)了公司。與此同時(shí),在上個(gè)月一次至關(guān)重要的財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議上,長(zhǎng)期擔(dān)任投資者關(guān)系副總裁的馬丁·維查在電話會(huì)議結(jié)束時(shí)宣布,他將離開(kāi)特斯拉。在維查離職前不久,該公司的高級(jí)副總裁德魯·巴格利諾辭職,并套現(xiàn)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(shí)擁護(hù)者。該公司負(fù)責(zé)公共政策和業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展的副總裁羅漢·帕特爾與巴格利諾同時(shí)離職。
就連特斯拉的暑期實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目也未能幸免。在即將開(kāi)始實(shí)習(xí)之前,該公司取消了實(shí)習(xí)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(jì)劃。與此同時(shí),上周特斯拉在美國(guó)、墨西哥、加拿大和波多黎各削減了數(shù)千個(gè)招聘職位,只剩下三個(gè)招聘廣告。
在裁員期間,美國(guó)國(guó)家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)的調(diào)查人員正在調(diào)查,為解決特斯拉部分自動(dòng)駕駛系統(tǒng)問(wèn)題的在線軟件更新是否完全解決了該技術(shù)問(wèn)題。特斯拉報(bào)告稱,自向用戶發(fā)布修復(fù)程序以來(lái),共發(fā)生了20起車禍。與此同時(shí),馬斯克一直在向投資者宣傳其全自動(dòng)駕駛系統(tǒng),聲稱該系統(tǒng)比人們想象的要表現(xiàn)出色,而且特斯拉車隊(duì)將實(shí)現(xiàn)全自動(dòng)駕駛,當(dāng)車主不使用該車時(shí),可以用來(lái)接送客戶。
與此同時(shí),在今年早些時(shí)候被法官駁回后,馬斯克和公司董事會(huì)一直專注于恢復(fù)他目前價(jià)值450億美元的薪酬計(jì)劃——這是有史以來(lái)最高的首席執(zhí)行官薪酬計(jì)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(qǐng)隨時(shí)聯(lián)系我。”
奧托指出,他不會(huì)想念公司提供的咖啡。不過(guò),他會(huì)想念同事。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
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.