Tesla layoffs: Employees say they were notified by overnight email

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Tesla Gigafactory Texas layoffs were announced by an early morning email, according to some employees who spoke to FOX 7 Austin.

Cybertrucks lined the side of the highway in southeast Austin amid new reports that Tesla is temporarily halting deliveries. This comes as a top Tesla executive announced his resignation on Twitter Monday, April 15 and the company announced mass layoffs."Just out of the blue they laid me off," said Bradley Olson. Until Monday, Olson worked on Model Ys at the Gigafactory Texas. He says he happened to check his phone around 2 a.m. Monday because he worked the overnight shift.

"Please know this decision was not made lightly, and we are deeply grateful for the hard work and dedication during your time with us."Employees were told in the email that their last working day was Sunday, April 14.A WARN notice was also included in the email in case of "any possible obligation under the federal or any other applicable state or local law."According to the U.S. Dept.

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