Elon Musk cancels Tesla summer internships for students amid broadening cuts trends now
Elon Musk's Tesla has reportedly rescinded its summer internship offers from university students - amid mass layoffs and budget cuts.
Multiple students across the U.S. took to LinkedIn to share their situation and how they were coping the situation, especially since most were due start their new job in merely three weeks.
Joshua Schreiber, a Miami University student, told his connections that in the span of three hours, he went from checking a Tesla email for his flight information to being told that his offer was gone.
But the hopeful college finalist added that he will 'remain optimistic' and look for other opportunities - despite spending 'thousands on housing.'
Elon Musk 's Tesla has reportedly rescinded its summer internship offers from university students - amid mass layoffs and budget cuts
The layoffs come as a result of Tesla's mass layoff announcement last month wherein about 10 percent of its 140,400-person headcount were estimated to be fired
'At 8:46am, I opened a Tesla email for flight info. By 11:25am, my internship offer was gone. Experiencing #masslayoffs as a student is rarely talked about on LinkedIn, yet this conversation is important to have.
'Yes, it sucks my start date was just 3 weeks away. Yes, it sucks I spent thousands on housing. Yes, it sucks to experience this in college.
'Still, my favorite quote continues to be 'We're not the product of our circumstance, but a product of our response.'
'Being optimistic, relentless, and resourceful got me this opportunity, and I'll carry that same attitude to my next one!
'I'm open to internships in Recruiting, Sales and HR in Austin, Chicago, New York, Detroit, remote
