Meaningful work at Tesla

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girlfrnd

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girlfrnd
Feb 23 10 Comments

Currently at Amazon TC 400k YOE 15
Been in conversations about a role at Tesla.
So burned out in my current role. Feel like I’m just working on technology that contributes nothing of substance to the world. Enticed by the dream of working on a mission of real meaning and saving the planet.

But is Tesla really that way? Is the sense of mission and feeing like you’re doing important work real? For folks at Tesla, do you really feel it in your day to day and experience it driving the decisions that affect your day to day and overall direction of your work?

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  • Apple / Eng
    Mr. Hat 🎩

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    Mr. Hat 🎩
    Elon is a great marketeer. He’s convinced a lot of people that he is our planets savior. Reality is very different. You join Tesla to make cars, sell them aggressively, put as many as you can on the road, get your rare earth metals in any way possible, satisfy your shareholders and do some accounting manipulation to appear that you don’t have any carbon footprint.

    It’s a typical corporation, don’t put it on a pedestal.
    Feb 23 1
  • Snap
    sonofdark

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    sonofdark
    Tesla and saving the planet? Lol. EV will reduce only small fraction of overall carbon emissions. Indeed, lifestyle changes, less driving, more public transit etc far greater impact. In fact, Elon has a well known dislike of public transit - his mission is to sell cars, not save the planet. Fundamentally not aligned.

    Now, the cars are admittedly pretty cool tech wise, and there could be other reasons why the move makes sense: new challenges, new opportunities, etc. Just saying saving the planet isn’t it.
    Feb 23 1
  • Tesla
    bigGGboy

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    bigGGboy
    It’s a rewarding experience being able to touch upon products and features that are talked about in the news on a near daily basis.

    Is it stressful? Yes. But if you’re a decent performer, you have job security. There’s FUD about Tesla layoffs, but the truth is that those impacted are not in engineering/high profile groups, or they’re very very poor performers.

    I know many poor performers that are still in the company 4 years later.
    Feb 23 0
  • Tesla
    PIPPINGTON

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    PIPPINGTON
    i think your experience here will depend heavily on who you report to. but the whole purpose thing is def a lot better here (i came from gaming).

    i dont think you should take advice from snap. obviously any companies goal is to sell their product. that doesnt mean its a company with ill intent. tesla has a large solar/battery fleet

    most people ive interacted with here do share the mission of accelerating the worlds transition to sustainable energy. tc is garbo tho
    Feb 23 0
  • Meta
    scW3g0

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    scW3g0
    Tesla (and spacex) have horrible stress levels and below average pay if it wasn’t for the insane stock run up. But if you love Tesla then go for it, you can always quit.
    Feb 23 0