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The current headcount reductions are honestly brutal to watch. Losing that much institutional knowledge right before a massive production ramp for the R2 feels like shooting ourselves in the foot. Management keeps promising 2026, but at this rate, it feels more like they’re prioritizing short-term balance sheet optics over actually shipping a functional, scalable vehicle. If you're feeling burnt out and the technical debt is piling up, don't hold your breath for the stock price to make the misery worth it. Protect your sanity.
I've been through a few of these cycles before, and the pattern is always the same: leadership asks for more with less, claiming it's 'streamlining,' while the actual engineering output grinds to a halt. It’s impossible to hit a 2026 launch target when the people who know how to build the systems are no longer in the building. It’s less about viability and more about how much longer the remaining skeleton crews can hold the ship together. If your gut is telling you to look elsewhere, listen to it.