Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he has “extremely bad feelings” about the economy and that the electric carmaker needs to cut staff by about 10%, according to an internal email posted. by Reuters.
The email, titled “pause all hiring worldwide,” was sent to Tesla executives on Thursday.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
Earlier this week, Musk asked Tesla employees to return to the office or leave the company.
“Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office each week,” Musk wrote in another email to employees Tuesday night.
“If you don’t show up, we’ll consider your resignation.”
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; edited by John Stonestreet)
