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According to the email, Musk told executives to send him a list
of hiring requests on a weekly basis, while also cautioning them
to "think carefully" before submitting such requests.
"No one can join Tesla, even as a contractor, until you receive
my email approval", Musk said in the email on Monday.
Last month, the company posted its lowest quarterly gross margin
in two years, missing market estimates, as it slashed prices
aggressively in markets including the United States and China to
spur demand and fend off rising competition.
Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for
comment.
Musk named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino
as Twitter's new CEO last week. He said on Friday that hiring
Yaccarino would allow him to spend more time to run Tesla.
The billionaire is expected to address Tesla shareholders on
Tuesday at the automaker's annual meeting at its headquarters in
Austin, Texas.
(Reporting by Hyun Joo Jin and Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru,
Additional reporting by Chandni Shah; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi
and Varun H K)
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