Thousands of Austin employees impacted by Tesla layoffs

Editor's note: the above video is from KXAN reporting on April 15, 2024.

AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Thousands of Tesla employees in Austin were left scrambling to find a job after recent layoffs.

Earlier this month, KXAN reported about the Austin-based company laying off more than 10% of its workforce globally.

According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission, Tesla fired 2,688 of its Austin employees.

‘It’s heartbreaking’...