Tesla has reportedly rejected summer internship offers for college students.
Multiple students described their situations in posts LinkedIn profile this week, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
One of the students identified by the report said Tesla informed him by phone on Monday that he would no longer be able to take summer internships, which is related to Tesla’s recent workforce and cost-cutting efforts. she said.
Tesla announced in mid-April that it would cut 10% of its 140,400 employees. Roughly 6,000 of those jobs are hitting workers in Texas and California.
The EV manufacturer recently said: more workersincluding many of the Supercharged teams, will be laid off in addition to the initial exclusions, the Information reported.
FOX Business reached out to Tesla for comment on the internship offer and the number of people who reportedly turned it down, but did not receive a response by press time.
Another college student also said Wednesday that his offer was also withdrawn with little notice, according to Bloomberg.
In a post on LinkedIn, he reported that before Tesla withdrew its offer, it had already locked down housing for an internship at the EV maker that was scheduled to begin in three weeks.
Tesla’s reported rescission of internship offers comes as the academic year at many universities is coming to an end and many students are preparing to soon join companies as summer interns.
Elon Musk’s electric car maker typically accepts students for internships in the spring, summer, and fall.
More than 6,000 students become Tesla interns each year, according to the company’s most recent annual report.
Tesla, which has experienced some turmoil in recent weeks, said its planned layoffs were “a step forward in Tesla’s next phase of growth as we develop the most innovative technologies in automotive, energy and artificial intelligence.” We will prepare for it.” It was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in mid-April.
The company has several projects underway, including new low-cost vehicles and robotaxis.
FOX Business’ Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
