Elon Musk Says Tesla Needs To Cut Staff By 10 Per Cent, Pauses All Hiring

Musk said that he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy. The email, titled "pause all hiring worldwide," was sent to Tesla executives on Thursday

Earlier this week, the Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked employees to return to the office or leave the firm. ( Image Source :Getty )

Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO), Tesla, said the electric automaker needed to cut employees by about 10 per cent, according to an internal email seen by news agency Reuters.

The report mentioned that Musk said that he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy. The email, titled "pause all hiring worldwide," was sent to Tesla executives on Thursday.

However, the US electric automaker didn’t respond to Reuters’ request for comments.

Earlier this week, the Tesla CEO asked employees to return to the office or leave the firm. "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week," Musk wrote in another email sent to employees on Tuesday night.

Stressing on the presence of senior workforce at the site, he asked employees to work in the office for at least 40 hours per week, the email Musk sent to employees stated on Tuesday.

The world’s richest man who is not convinced with the idea of his executives working from home, said "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week," wrote Musk to his employees, as per the leaked mail. He clearly stated that "If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned".

Clarifying his stance on physical presence at office, Musk wrote, “The more senior you are, the more visible must be your presence. That is why I lived in the factory so much — so that those on the line could see me working alongside them. If I had not done that, Tesla would long ago have gone bankrupt. If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned.”