Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy and that the electric car maker should reduce its workforce by about 10%, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
The email, titled “Pause All Recruitment Worldwide,” was sent to Tesla executives on Thursday.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
Musk earlier this week asked Tesla employees to return to the office or leave the company.
“Everyone at Tesla has to spend at least 40 hours in the office a week,” Musk wrote in another email to employees Tuesday night.
“If you do not show up, we will assume that you have resigned.”