Makes no sense
SpaceX has a very ambitious launch plan for the next couple of years. Based on previous performance of there competitors, there is probably no chance they can meet that schedule. So, they are firing employees?!! A few questions come to mind:
How does this help them get their rockets onto the launch pad?
Who hired "underperforming" employees in such a tight skilled-labor market?
How is this being spun to other potential SpaceX investors, now that the pressure is on to produce?
Ordinarily, a high-tech engineering comany will weed out those who can't perform at the required level, one at a time. A mass firing indicates that the bean counters and marketeers have stepped in.
Nothing good about this news.
--publius
Biting the hand that feeds IT
