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Cancelling my Tesla pre-order - this is an abuse of workers (more blatant than before).

by foob4r 6y ago

throw0101a 6y ago
> this is an abuse of workers (more blatant than before). I don't know if I'd personally use the word "abuse", but a post in another forum noted some OSHA statistics: > In fact, data collected by Forbes shows that Tesla has accumulated more than three times the number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations that its top 10 competitors amassed from 2014-2018. * https://www.thedrive.com/news/26727/tesla-had-3-times-as-many-osha-violations-as-the-10-largest-us-plants-combined https://www.thedrive.com/news/26727/tesla-had-3-times-as-man... > A review by Forbes found 24 investigations by California Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors from 2014 to 2018, resulting in fines for 54 violations. These include new penalties that haven't yet hit the national online OSHA database, and they nearly double Tesla's fines over the last five years, to $236,730. * https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-safety-violations-dwarf-big-us-auto-plants-in-aftermath-of-musks-model-3-push/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-sa...
koheripbal 6y ago
Aside from being a meaningless anecdote, your claim is unproven. How are we supposed to know that you really had an order? Also, this comment is pure advocacy. We come here for analysis and depth.
- foob4r 6y ago
  I see you've posted this at least once more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129942 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129942 Seems like you're just spamming without staying relevant to the topic here.
abstractbarista 6y ago
I'm just about to place an order. Glad to cancel yours out. Tesla and everyone and thing that makes it up is awesome.
valachio 6y ago
You know that the alternative is that the workers lose their jobs, and can't pay rent and feed their kids. A lot of people in USA are living paycheck to paycheck, and it's reasonable to say blue collar workers are more likely to be in this category. I would say that forcing people to stay home and not make money (and thus not being able to pay for rent and food) is an abuse of America's fundamental human rights.
oiasdjfoiasd 6y ago
Just placed an order

Cancelling my Tesla pre-order - this is an abuse of workers (more blatant than before).

by foob4r 6y ago

Cancelling my Tesla pre-order - this is an abuse of workers (more blatant than before).

> this is an abuse of workers (more blatant than before). I don't know if I'd personally use the word "abuse", but a post in another forum noted some OSHA statistics: > In fact, data collected by Forbes shows that Tesla has accumulated more than three times the number of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations that its top 10 competitors amassed from 2014-2018. * https://www.thedrive.com/news/26727/tesla-had-3-times-as-many-osha-violations-as-the-10-largest-us-plants-combined https://www.thedrive.com/news/26727/tesla-had-3-times-as-man... > A review by Forbes found 24 investigations by California Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors from 2014 to 2018, resulting in fines for 54 violations. These include new penalties that haven't yet hit the national online OSHA database, and they nearly double Tesla's fines over the last five years, to $236,730. * https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-safety-violations-dwarf-big-us-auto-plants-in-aftermath-of-musks-model-3-push/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-sa...

koheripbal 6y ago

Aside from being a meaningless anecdote, your claim is unproven. How are we supposed to know that you really had an order? Also, this comment is pure advocacy. We come here for analysis and depth.

foob4r 6y ago
I see you've posted this at least once more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129942 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129942 Seems like you're just spamming without staying relevant to the topic here.

abstractbarista 6y ago

I'm just about to place an order. Glad to cancel yours out. Tesla and everyone and thing that makes it up is awesome.

valachio 6y ago

You know that the alternative is that the workers lose their jobs, and can't pay rent and feed their kids. A lot of people in USA are living paycheck to paycheck, and it's reasonable to say blue collar workers are more likely to be in this category. I would say that forcing people to stay home and not make money (and thus not being able to pay for rent and food) is an abuse of America's fundamental human rights.

oiasdjfoiasd 6y ago

Just placed an order