Wow. This is people working at high tech companies in bay area. Why are they being paid subsistence salaries. Too many people flooding into bay area? Why are ppl accepting such low salaries.
So strange to me as an outsider. Whats the end game, just tough it out for a few yrs and build your resume and then get out?
“The company said it takes about two weeks to collect enough résumés from state employment agencies, minority and veterans groups and employee referrals. Then each job candidate must pass a basic reading comprehension and problem-solving test. That preliminary screening takes at least a week, likely longer, Ford said. Those who pass the written test must then be cleared by a doctor for physical activity and pass a drug test. To get 400 drug-free employees, Ford said it probably has to test 600 or 700 job candidates, a process that takes another two weeks.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2018/05/01/no-way-t...
As she also mentions, it sounds like a large part of his total compensation was tied up in bonuses, which can be great when they work out well, but are much more discretionary than salary, as the story indicates.
Sounds like they took a gamble and didn't work out.
also is this a scam? https://www.gofundme.com/help-kari-pollock039s-family
And if Tesla is so cash strapped they couldn't pay that comp out for folks to move on mostly whole (60 days severance, remaining bonuses due, COBRA), management needs to be replaced with someone who can properly forecast cashflow, and more to the point, manage a business of this scale appropriately.
EDIT: I have reported the GoFundMe campaign you mention to have the organizer verified.