--- title: "Tesla Demanded Workers Come Back to Office, Then Realized It Didn’t Have Enough Desks" description: "Tesla's offices are literally not equipped to handle the recent influx of workers, with parking spots and desks becoming difficult to come by." date: "2022-06-28" modified: "2022-06-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-workers-office-desks" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Demanded Workers Come Back to Office, Then Realized It Didn’t Have Enough Desks ![Tesla's offices are literally not equipped to handle the recent influx of workers, with parking spots and desks becoming difficult to come by.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Small Desk Energy Tesla CEO Elon Musk [made a big deal]() earlier this month about forcing employees to return to work — or else face the consequences — shortly before [announcing]() he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy and firing ten percent of the company's workforce. But in spite of that bluster, the logistics of actually getting workers back on site is proving tricky. The company's offices literally aren't equipped to handle the recent influx, [*The Information* reports](), with parking spots and desks difficult to come by. It's yet another chapter in Tesla's chaotic end to the second quarter, with Musk's brash leadership style once again shaking up the company's already tumultuous operations. In a particularly embarrassing twist, the company has even been [forced to rescind job offers]() to people who had already accepted them. ## Rick Deskard The number of employees at the carmaker has doubled over the last three years, rising to almost 100,000 people. Over that same period, the COVID-19 pandemic has redefined what it means to work from home, with countless employees opting against coming in to a physical office. But ever since Musk [threatened]() to fire any full-time employee who didn't return, things have reportedly gotten out of hand. According to *The Information*, workers struggled to find places to park at the company's factory in Fremont, California. Parts of the office that were used for different purposes during the pandemic were no longer able to accommodate many workers. Things got so bad that the WiFi started acting up, according to the report, forcing managers to tell employees to disregard Musk's threats and work from home anyway. Alongside Musk's [disastrous bid to buy Twitter]() and SpaceX employees [denouncing him]() for failing to fulfil the team's "No Asshole" and zero-tolerance sexual harassment policies, his management style is increasingly coming under question. The billionaire CEO's hands are certainly full right now — and the cracks are starting to show. **READ MORE:** [At Tesla, Returning to the Office Creates New Problems]() \[*The Information*\] **More on Musk:** *[As Crisis Deepens, Tesla Rescinds Job Offers to People Who'd Already Accepted Them]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()