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> Also, with a 90-minute commute each way, in 2023, he apparently started sleeping in his car, showering at the factory and microwaving his dinners on days that
by fransje26 2y ago
> Also, with a 90-minute commute each way, in 2023, he apparently started sleeping in his car, showering at the factory and microwaving his dinners on days that he was working.
If you are going to be that desperate, at least buy a van so that you can sleep properly..
> 5:00am I usually check my emails while on my autopilot commute to work (1hr 30min drive)
Great. Another danger on the road.
- lrvick 2y agoYou say that like it is easy to do when living paycheck to paycheck. I have had to choose between buying a bigger vehicle and buying food and saving to get out of my situation. Slept in a $200 Craigslist junker for a very cold winter once, but I saved enough to buy a reliable truck which granted a lot more employment opportunities.
- subjectsigma 2y agoThe guy is a software engineer at Tesla. From the post, he owns a Tesla. He can afford a van
- Two4 2y agoIt may have been a financially reasonable choice based on employee discount and resale value after X number of years
- subjectsigma 2y agoThe guy I was replying to was making a total non sequitur, and I replied pointing out that his comment didn’t make sense wrt the discussion. And now you’ve replied to this… why? I legitimately don’t even understand why you posted that.
- Two4 2y agoSorry, I interpreted your comment as a oblique way of saying his purchase of a Tesla was a financially irresponsible choice vs say, buying a van or similar utility vehicle
- lrvick 2y agoI have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas. I also am good friends with a Tesla owner he got as an inheritance in spite of living paycheck to paycheck. Also a lot of people see cars as investments in a status symbol that will allow them access to more opportunities and respect in life. A van makes you look like someone that lives in a van.
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- exhilaration 2y agoI have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas. Those Teslas may be been rented, Uber and Hertz made a deal to make Teslas rentals available to rideshare drivers: https://www.reddit.com/r/UberEATS/comments/13my447/i_rented_a_tesla_from_hertz_to_drive_for_uber/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UberEATS/comments/13my447/i_rented_...
- bastawhiz 2y agoThere's a big difference between sleeping in a $200 Craigslist junker and a car where you can check your emails while it drives itself (for an extra $12000).
- fransje26 2y agoEvery life situation is different, but in general, I wouldn't expect somebody with a position in the $98K [0] median pay bracket to be living paycheck to paycheck. [0] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Tesla-Production-Supervisor-Salaries-E43129_D_KO6,27.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Tesla-Production-Supervisor...
- mdrzn 2y agoIf he sleeps in his car, why does he have to travel 90 minutes both ways? Genuinely confused.
- novia 2y agoIt was Monday. He travels back to his home for the weekend. During the weekdays he stays close to work by sleeping in his car. It is unfortunately something that many people in Silicon Valley do to avoid rush hour traffic.