>Elon Musk told Tesla Inc. employees that plans to cut 10% of
>jobs would only apply to salaried workers, according to
>Electrek, clarifying an earlier report that he had broadly
>discussed a layoff without specifics.


Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

The automaker plans to still hire hourly employees, which mainly consists of service and sales workers, factory workers, and people installing solar and home battery packs.

Musk added in the email:

Note, this does not apply to anyone actually building cars, battery packs or installing solar. Hourly headcount will increase.

https://electrek.co/2022/06/03/elon-musk-clarifies-tesla-layoffs-salaried-employees/