This excerpt is particularly sad & gross on Tesla's part: To add insult to injury, Tesla had offered employees a discount program at the end of 2018 that gave

This excerpt is particularly sad & gross on Tesla's part: To add insult to injury, Tesla had offered employees a discount program at the end of 2018 that gave them the cars’ so-called self-driving package, an $8,000 value for free, plus $5,000 off any model, for a total discount of $13,000. According to Business Insider, the company also encouraged employees to trade in accrued paid time off towards the purchase of a car. Derek told me he was one of the only employees at his store that didn’t take advantage of the offer after a fourth quarter where the store did very well and pockets were filled with compensation bonuses. Now they all have hefty car loans for expensive vehicles they’re worried about paying off without a job.