Prabhaig Dynamics, an electric car business based in Bengaluru, has sent offers to former Tesla interns who had their contracts withdrawn weeks before their scheduled start date. The invitation is for them to join India’s Silicon Valley, which will value and acknowledge their skills.
With just weeks before the internships were scheduled to begin, tech tycoon Elon Musk canceled offers to summer interns at his flagship company, Tesla Inc., in an attempt to reduce costs.
Pravaig offered assistance as a number of prospective workers vented on LinkedIn about not having enough time to locate summer employment.
“At Pravaig Dynamics, we recognize how important it is to have support and value in your professional endeavors. Because of this, we would want to sincerely invite everyone who has been impacted by this regrettable circumstance,” Shivangi Bagri, a partner at Pravaig, stated on her LinkedIn profile.
The startup makes high precision EV batteries and electric SUVs. Bagri, who oversees HR at the company, said the Tesla appointment letter was sufficient evidence of the candidate’s abilities, background, and promise because it “doesn’t simply vanish with a revoked offer”.
We’d be happy to talk with you to see how you could fit in at Pravaig if you’re in a situation where you’re not sure what to do next and you have a genuine offer letter from Tesla. “While we may not be able to replicate the exact opportunity you had envisioned with Tesla, we can promise a supportive environment where your talents are recognized and appreciated should you choose to move to the Silicon Valley of India and work at Pravaig,” she wrote.
Two senior Tesla executives were fired by Musk in recent days, and there have been rumors that he intends to fire hundreds more workers due to declining sales and the rate at which job layoffs are occurring.
In the post titled “Tesla Aspirants,” Bagri mentioned how much unemployment has been in the headlines lately.
“From Big Tech terminating employees for taking maternity leave to businesses coming up with whatever justification to keep their staff from working past their contracts. I was genuinely moved to take action after reading the depressing news about Tesla withdrawing internship offers, the speaker remarked.
According to her, a few people who were excited to begin working with Tesla had their offer letters abruptly withdrawn several weeks before to their planned start date.
“I can only image the feelings of confusion, frustration, and sadness those people and their families must have had as a result of this turn of events.
Taking on a new role is an undertaking that need for both mental and practical preparation, especially in a stimulating firm like Tesla. It’s really a bitter pill to swallow to have that excitement suddenly cut off,” she remarked.
Tesla “made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount by more than 10% globally,” according to an announcement issued by Musk last month.
“Though there may have been a hiccup in your trip, working together, we can forge on toward a better future. In a letter to the Tesla interns, Bagri wrote, “Let’s explore the possibility of working together, not as a replacement for what you lost, but as a new beginning filled with promise and opportunity.” She asked them to get in contact with her or the Pravaig HR staff if they were interested in the concept.
