Tesla Gigafactory employees lined up for 'Merch Madness,' a chance to buy company swag on the cheap

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Tesla opened up a merch stand at the Gigafactory to sell employees company swag on the cheap.

Tesla set up a pop-up shop just for employees at its Nevada Gigafactory this week, and sold them company swag on the cheap during a series of events it called"Merch Madness."

div > div.group > p:first-child"> The stunt helped boost employee morale during a stressful end-of-quarter push, which followed company-wide layoffs and store closures. CNBC visited the sprawling battery plant during"Merch Madness" and observed lines to rival the opening day of a new"Star Wars" sequel.Employees told CNBC they were stocking up on gear they wanted as well as gifts for family and friends. The company store took credit cards only. They get an employee discount year-round but the Merch Madness deals went beyond that, they said, so waiting on line was worth it.

A spokesperson said that as of the week of March 4, Tesla employed more than 40,000 people. In its 2018 annual report, Tesla said it had 48,817 employees. Tesla has not disclosed exactly how many people it has laid off this year.

 

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Liquidation sale. So not only are they about to layoff more people, they’re going to sucker then into buying a bunch of merch first. How can elonmusk sleep at night. Oh yeah, he can’t...hence the all night tweet sessions.

How much of this is being flipped to eBay?

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