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by TStowe 3173 days ago
That tends to be one cheap option to keep psychologically tied to the company.

I'm not for or against it, but I imagine being one of those workers it would suck.

Still, I'm all for automating as much as possible, and in the case of workforce reductions, gloating over the fact that things move so much more quickly and accurately.

I do like Elon Musks's attitude toward people wasting time. And this is head and shoulders above what goes on in China, India factory conditions. Not saying no one should whine and bitch and moan about it, but truly, it's not all that bad.