Elon Musk confirms Tesla cutting salaried workforce by 10% over next 3 months
Elon Musk confirms Tesla cutting salaried workforce by 10% over next 3 months
$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the electric vehicle maker is reducing the salaried workforce by 10% over the next three months, for the first time confirming a timeline for the reduction, adding that he expects the company's hourly workforce to grow instead.
$特斯拉(TSLA.US)$首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克週二表示，這家電動汽車製造商將在未來三個月內裁員10%，首次確認了裁員的時間表，並補充説，他預計公司的小時工人數將會增加。
What Happened: The billionaire entrepreneur said that Tesla's overall immediate headcount will be lower by 3% to 3.5% in the near term but it will be higher in about a year's time.
發生的事情：這位億萬富翁企業家表示，特斯拉目前的員工總數在短期內將減少3%至3.5%，但大約一年後會更高。
A year from now, I think our headcount will be higher both in salaried and hourly" workers, but for now the headcount reduction will be "3% to 3.5%.
- Musk, participating virtually, told Bloomberg at the Qatar Economic Forumbeing held in Doha.
一年後，我認為我們的受薪和小時工人數將會增加，但目前的裁員人數將為3%至3.5%。
-馬斯克虛擬參與，在會議上告訴彭博社卡塔爾經濟論壇在多哈舉行。
The world's richest person explained that Tesla grew very fast on the "salaried side" and a little too fast in some areas. "We expect to grow our hourly workforce."
這位全球首富解釋稱，特斯拉在“工薪階層”的增長非常快，在某些領域增長得有點過快。“我們希望增加我們的小時工隊伍。”
Why It Matters: Earlier this month, Musk had said that he wanted to cut 10% of jobs at Tesla, although he later clarified that "total headcount will increase, but salaried should be fairly flat."
為什麼這很重要：本月早些時候，馬斯克曾表示，他希望在特斯拉裁員10%，儘管他後來澄清説，“員工總數將會增加，但薪水應該相當持平。”
The 50-year-old CEO had reportedly told employees that Tesla is to "pause all hiring worldwide" and suggested he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy.
據報道，這位50歲的首席執行官曾告訴員工，特斯拉將“暫停全球範圍內的所有招聘”，並暗示他對經濟有一種“超級糟糕的感覺”。
Price Action: Tesla closed 1.7% higher at $650.3 on Friday.
價格行動：特斯拉週五收高1.7%，報650.3美元。