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Despite its CEO railing against Biden, Tesla was more than happy to take the administration's money.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

There are two things Tesla and Elon has done well. Making EVs mainstream and cool. And the super charger network. Everything else. Bleh

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

No executive deserves the kind of money and power he is demanding. The workers deserve it. Executive positions must become democratically elected from within the workforce, exclusively, modestly compensated, with checks and balances, for limited terms representing the company workforce.

This is our world he's fucking with.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Had a friend turn down 4 internships when they got one at Tesla, and now, just as the summers coming up, they recinded a bunch of internship offers.

But they’re crazy, after all that’s gone down w Elon they just bought a Model 3

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

hol up what kind of intern can afford to buy a Model 3?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

She works part time as a decently paid HR or something like that, has a husband in software dev, and is in the process of changing careers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Don't you basically have to have rich parents to even survive as an intern?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

wtf is that bullshit. interning is basically required experience in some fields (engineering especially). companies will usually pay for your housing and food even

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, plenty of well paying software internships.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

IT as well, or at least there were back in the late '90s early '00s back when I was in the field

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