The company has more than 33,000 employees globally, with over 10,000 in the Fremont factory alone, and hires many temporary and contract workers. He alleged the plant was a “hotbed” of racism, where black workers suffered severe and pervasive harassment. In 2013, Tesla famously fired back at the New York Times over a reporter’s account of a Model S road trip. “Part of not being a huge jerk is considering how someone might feel who is part of an historically less represented group,” Musk wrote. “If you are part of a less represented group, you don’t get a free pass on being a jerk yourself.

Source: Mint November 16, 2017 05:26 UTC