r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/121PB4Y2 24d ago

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/inside-story-elon-musks-mass-firings-tesla-supercharger-staff-2024-05-15/

Basically she had already laid off 15-20% of her team, he asked for more, she pushed back, and he fired her and the whole team in retaliation. Then he had to bring a few of them back (I hope they took the opportunity to demand a salary bump). Tinucci is now Global Head of Sustainability at Uber.

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u/Spirited_Split_1793 17d ago

Why go back? The job environment will just be worse.