Here is a little something more than rumor on some restructuring at McGregor in Texas...http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/SpaceX_Announces_Restructuring_Layoffs_At_Local_Facility_115958794.html
"layoff" is a lot nicer than termination for lack of performance.
...does make the relative lack of discussion odd.
There's nothing here. This story is bunk. Ya poke it and nothing comes back.
Tell that to the guys who were let go at the start of the week from their Florida operations.
Quote from: Harold KSC on 07/24/2014 11:49 amTell that to the guys who were let go at the start of the week from their Florida operations.I would if anyone would say who they are.. this is all just chinese whispers.
I don't appreciate you calling me a liar. I know some of this people.
Statement on SpaceX layoffs from communications director John Taylor: I can tell you that there was an annual review cycle completed recently, along with some rebalancing of resources. Our resulting headcount reduction was less than 5 percent. SpaceX expects to see net positive employee growth in 2014 of approximately 20 percent. - via Twitter
Upon further review of the data and careful consideration of the information, we are pleased to confirm that it has been determined beyond reasonable doubt that the sky, in fact, has not fallen.
It's incredibly difficult to straight-up fire employees for performance reasons. Performance (under-performance) has to be documented. The employee must be given a chance to improve his/her performance. Lack of improvement must be documented. And then after a year or so, the termination procedure can begin.