In an apparent attempt to control spending, Elon Musk has requested weekly updates of planned staff and contractor hirings from HR staff.
, have reported that Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has told his staff that he must approve all new hires for the company in a memo to relevant staff. This includes new staff members and contractors, according to the memo's wording seen by Reuters.
According to Reuters, Musk requested that any planned recruits be sent to him every week while warning Human Resources staff to "think carefully" before sending them to him. "No one can join Tesla, even as a contractor, until you receive my email approval," Musk said in an email on Monday. From the email's wording, it is also unclear how long Mr. Musk expects these weekly updates to be provided.would have the time to review each candidate personally.
"Workers are way more careful about things when they know the CEO will personally be taking a look. This looks like a similar approach with this email approval for hiring,"Tesla had performed a similar strategy before when, in 2019, he took charge of signing off any significant spending for the company. This included Chief Financial Officer Zach Kirkhorn, who also needed to authorize every piece of expenditure for Tesla at the time.
According to various outlets, Musk's intervention is likely an attempt to compensate partly for its significant price cuts across the Tesla range in 2023 to better compete with Tesla's main competition. The company also recently reported its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, falling short of market expectations. The company reduced prices significantly in both the United States and China to encourage demand and stay ahead of mounting competition.
On Tuesday, the billionaire is set to speak to Tesla shareholders at the company's annual meeting held in Austin, Texas, at its headquarters.
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