Elon Musk heaps layoff threat on top of in-office work mandate

After emailing top managers in his company last week to demand that all employees return to the office, Tesla CEO Elon Musk signaled he wants to cut 10% of his workforce in anticipation of a bad recession.

Musk sent a follow-up email on Thursday telling executives to “pause all hiring worldwide” and said he plans to cull 10% of Tesla’s workforce, according to Reuters, which first obtained a copy of the message. The email was followed by yet another the same day clarifying the firings would target Tesla’s white-collar workforce.

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