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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by berberous on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:19PM (#18957098)
I agree with your overall point that we don't have enough info to judge parts of this story, but Tesla publicly let go 7% of it's workforce due to financial pressures and Elon even posted his letter to the workers a few days ago, so this is pretty clearly a general layoff for business purposes, not someone being let go for misbehavior.
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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by ordinaryperson on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:26PM (#18957127)
As I discuss above -- if we want to discuss the wisdom of laying off 7% of a company, let's do that.

But that's not what this thread discusses, it talks about the injustice of 1 person being laid off. And we can't possibly know the exact specifics of this individual's situation, so why are we passing judgment?

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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by berberous on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:34PM (#18957173)
I read the wife's thread as not being upset that he's laid off (although I'm sure she's not happy about it), but being upset about the _manner_ in which he was laid off: e.g. short notice, being escorted out, bonuses not being paid, NDAs requested, etc.

I agree that it's hard to judge those items without knowing the details of his offer letter, the terms of the bonuses, etc.

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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by paulie_a on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:40PM (#18957201)
NDA requested? Sure pay my bonus
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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by ap3 on Monday January 21, 2019 @02:07AM (#18958299)
No - now what?
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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by paulie_a on Monday January 21, 2019 @08:47AM (#18960325)
You don't get the NDA. And I say whatever I want.
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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by skookumchuck on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:37AM (#18958173)
Mass layoffs are often used as cover for sweeping out the deadwood and other problematic employees. It allows both parties to save face.
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