[bro1999]

https://jalopnik.com/teslas-director-of-battery-engineering-is-out-1820179362/amp

Lost count of how many execs have bailed this year. 12? 13?

 

[DonC]

Could be he was looking at the stock price and his options and decided now was the right time.

 

[Upper5Percent]

https://jalopnik.com/teslas-director-of-battery-engineering-is-out-1820179362/amp

Lost count of how many execs have bailed this year. 12? 13?

From the article...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week the company didn’t fully grasp the extent of the issues “until quite recently.”

Should be a worrisome statement, if one believes Musk was camping out at the Gigafactory...

 

[Mister Dave]

Could be he was looking at the stock price and his options and decided now was the right time.

And/or he’s launching a battery and powertrain startup in Redwood.

 

[DonC]

And/or he’s launching a battery and powertrain startup in Redwood.

That too! I will say that I think we'll see more and more of this type of problem. Musk wants to hear what he wants to hear. Tell him something different, even or perhaps especially if it's the truth, and you're gone. Same type of management which caused VW to crash and burn with diesel. When you tell someone "do it or I'll find someone else", people will find ways to hide the truth or take shortcuts. Ultimately the truth hits the fan, and when this happens, camping out on a roof will not help.

 

[Mister Dave]

That too!

And 10 years from now I know who I'd have put my money on. I think looking at (investing in) Wagner's startup might be a good idea in the next 12 months.

 

[Qinsp]

You can always spot a Tesla executive at an event.

You ask them, "Where do you work?"
They respond by pulling out their cellphone and checking their emails before answering.