Elon Musk blames remote workers for Tesla’s struggling car sales::Tesla reported weaker-than-expected earnings Oct. 18.

  • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    Why would employees working from home influence the sales of a product?

    I think I missed a step somewhere.

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      1 year ago

      Because they wouldn’t have to drive to work, I’m assuming. Even though like, more, shorter trips are what electric cars are best for…

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      1 year ago

      I think you could make the argument that people working from home don’t drive as much and so are putting less wear and tear on their vehicles which mean they last longer which means they aren’t getting replaced as often which leads to reduced new car sales.

      Of course, I think one could also make the argument that people are realizing what a POS Elon is and there are more and more electric vehicles to choose from which is probably the more likely reason for the reduced sales at Tesla.