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They are adding another shift. What 'reduced capacity' you are talking about?
by iamcreasy 9y ago
They are adding another shift. What 'reduced capacity' you are talking about?
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoAre they adding additional employees to handle that shift (additional employees at all levels - not just operators and technicians)? Or are existing employees expected to do more work?
- 0vermorrow 9y agoIt's straight up in the article... “Please refer anyone you know who you think meets the Tesla bar for talent, drive and trust” he wrote. “Between Fremont and Giga, Tesla will be adding about 400 people per week for several weeks.”
- treis 9y agoHiring people is a short term drain on existing employees. They're the ones doing all the interviewing and onboarding for these new people.
- praneshp 9y agoThey're going to switch to 24/7 (because thats apparently required for the 6k/week goal) by end of June. Your parent probably thinks (like I do), that it's not enough time to hire enough people and onboard them for an entire extra shift in 8 weeks.
- treis 9y agoFrom the e-mail: There is a very wide range of contractor performance, from excellent to worse than a drunken sloth. All contracting companies should consider the coming week to be a final opportunity to demonstrate excellence. Any that fail to meet the Tesla standard of excellence will have their contracts ended on Monday. Unless this is an empty threat a bunch of contractors will be out the door on Monday. Which means less capacity to do the work. Hiring line employees for a 3rd shift is great, but where are all the supporting ops people like safety engineers and plant managers going to come from? Doing that means a bunch of white collar employees just got a whole lot more work to do.
- mohaine 9y agoIn this context a contractor is a company, not a contract employee. Sure that company has employees, but if they are not doing the job it is better to find a different company that will.