Tesla lay off story Source: linkedin.com/posts/nico-muri… 4/15 Monday 4:30am: Opened my laptop, account was de activated. Thought it was just another IT problem, so didn't think anything of it. 5:00am I usually check my emails while on my autopilot commute to work (1hr 30min drive) Email read: "Unfortunately as a result, your position has been eliminated by this restructuring." 5:05am Texted my manager, but he said "everyone got it, we'll get more info later" 5:50am Tried to badge in, and the security gaurd took my badge and told me I was laid off 6:00am Sat in my car in disbelief. Tesla timeline: 07/22/2019 - 04/15/2024 About 5 years at Tesla. Half a decade! At one point in 2023 I was even sacrificing sleeping in my car on work days just to avoid commuting to work. Showered at the factory and slept in the parking lot. Microwaved dinner in the break room. Sacrificed a lot for the company. But this is just a small part of a chapter that is ending, and there’s a whole book waiting to be written. I’m only 29 years old and have a lot more career time in me. I went from Production Associate, to Lead Production Associate, to being a Production Supervisor. Starting from the very bottom and worked my way up. Learned a lot of adapting to the ever-changing environment, to working with less but getting more done. In the middle of my career, when I was a lead, I met the most funny and humble supervisor named Louie Afusia. Louie taught me about delegating, following up, and finishing through. He used to tell me: “listen to the people, not against them.” I even played semi pro football with him one Spring season. But he taught me a lot about leadership, and i’m glad to have met him in my career at Tesla. He was this huge Somoan USO, that had a good heart. Louie passed away in 02/2023. He’s gone, but not forgotten. How you make something last forever is you inspire the next generation and then the next. Always leave the place better than you found it. One thing Tony Stark (Ironman) said in the movie Avengers Endgame: “Part of the journey is the end”