Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants

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Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants
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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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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

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

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

No, plenty of well paying software internships.

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

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

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.