Elon Musk's Tesla Interns Blame CEO for Ruined Summer Plans Due to Last Minute Revokes

By Giuliano De Leon

May 02, 2024 02:50 PM EDT

Tesla interns blamed Elon Musk for ruining their summer plans. Previously, the billionaire shocked many people after announcing that he wanted to be "absolutely hardcore" in cost-cutting efforts, such as layoffs.

Elon Musk's Tesla Interns Blame CEO For Ruined Summer Plans Due To Last Minute Revokes
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends an event during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on June 16, 2023.
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He even terminated his Supercharger team, which made huge headlines. The Tesla CEO allegedly revoked many interns from Tesla's summer internship program.

Elon Musk Allegedly Starting Revoking Tesla Summer Interns

According to Gizmodo's latest report, Elon Musk's ongoing Tesla cost-cutting efforts are now starting to target summer interns. Various college students shared their experiences on LinkedIn after receiving a disappointing update from the EV maker.

"I will no longer be interning at Tesla this summer. After a single phone call of less than two minutes, my entire plan for this summer had vanished as if it had never even existed," said a North Carolina State University student who was supposed to be interning for Tesla via his official LinkedIn post.

Caught off guard in the midst of finals, another student was blindsided by a message from Tesla, abruptly informing him that his summer internship had been rescinded.

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Elon Musk Ruins Tesla Interns' Summer Plans

Business Insider reported that the billionaire has been revoking many summer interns for Tesla less than a month before their start days. Some even got revoked three weeks before joining the EV company.

As a result, many college students were thrust into a scramble to secure new internships for the summer. Overwhelmed and disheartened, they turned their frustration towards Elon Musk, accusing the Tesla CEO of dashing their summer dreams.

In April, the billionaire terminated over 10% of its Tesla workforce. However, Elon Musk confirmed that he isn't done making layoffs.

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