Tesla will lay off over 14000 employees. Musk: a difficult decision! Even executives who have served for 18 years are leaving. According to Xinhua News Agency and US media reports on the 15th, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated in an internal email to employees that the company will lay off more than 10% of its global employees to cut costs and improve productivity. According to Tesla's global employee count, the layoffs have affected over 14000 employees. According to Beijing Business Daily, a person close to Tesla told reporters that Tesla employees have indeed received an internal email announcing a 10% global layoff.