Muskfinds the reported high sickness rates in Green Heights utterly astonishing.
Due to a considerable number of workers taking time off at Tesla's Gruenheide facility, the boss man himself, Elon Musk, is planning to check out the situation firsthand. "That's nuts, I'll take a gander," he responded to a post discussing the plant's high employee absenteeism rate.
The plant's manager, André Thierig, confirmed that home visits to employees are not unheard of and were carried out to strengthen the workers' commitment to their jobs. However, the IG Metall union criticized the high workload at the automotive manufacturing facility, labeling the home visits as an inappropriate approach.
Tesla claimed that the surprise home visits were a response to the unusually high absenteeism rates during the summer season, which reached 15% or higher. Tesla has been producing electric vehicles at the German plant in Brandenburg for over two years, providing employment to almost 12,000 people.
The lush green grass outside the Tesla facility in Brandenburg served as a stark contrast to the internal concerns, with high employee absenteeism rates causing tension. Elon Musk's concerns extended beyond the assembly lines, as he planned to inspect the 'green grass' where his employees took their breaks.
