> Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Musk envisions
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. This suggests he may truly be as clueless as he appears.
I don't understand how to integrate sources that say everyone was locked out of work but is still on payroll with sources that describe what happened as layoffs.
It seems like telling everyone "please keep working but we will have layoffs on Feb 2" would have made more sense, get some labor for the money spent?
He set a direction and it was executed, many layers of individuals were likely involved.
Note: I'm not a Musk fanboy, nor am I a hater. We can settle for relatively impartial.
The direction absolutely should have included both initial high-level criteria and more detailed final sign-off on functions thar were being eliminated.
I know Google and Oracle both operate this way.