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Here is the exact bed that I used when car camping in my Tesla Model Y:
Folding Mattress, Tri Fold Twin:
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Wireless Remote Control I would be using for photos:
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Mattress Sheet cover:
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Rainleaf Microfiber Towel:
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Car window covers Tesla Model Y:
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Eye Mask (super comfortable!)
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4/15 Monday
4:30am:
Opened my laptop, account was de activated. Thought it was just another IT problem, so didn't think anything of it.
5:00am
I usually check my emails while on my autopilot commute to work (1hr 30min drive)
Email read: "Unfortunately as a result, your position has been eliminated by this restructuring."
5:05am
Texted my manager, but he said "everyone got it, we'll get more info later"
5:50am
Tried to badge in, and the security guard took my badge and told me I was laid off
6:00am
Sat in my car in disbelief.
Tesla timeline:
07/22/2019 - 04/15/2024
About 5 years at Tesla. Half a decade!
At one point in 2023 I was even sacrificing sleeping in my car on work days just to avoid commuting to work. Showered at the factory and slept in the parking lot. Microwaved dinner in the break room.
Sacrificed a lot for the company. But this is just a small part of a chapter that is ending, and there’s a whole book waiting to be written. I’m only 29 years old and have a lot more career time in me.
I went from Production Associate, to Lead Production Associate, to being a Production Supervisor. Starting from the very bottom and worked my way up. Learned a lot of adapting to the ever-changing environment, to working with less but getting more done.
In the middle of my career, when I was a lead, I met the most funny and humble supervisor named Louie Afusia. Louie taught me about delegating, following up, and finishing through. He used to tell me: “listen to the people, not against them.” I even played semi pro football with him one Spring season. But he taught me a lot about leadership, and i’m glad to have met him in my career at Tesla. He was this huge Somoan USO, that had a good heart.
Louie passed away in 02/2023. He’s gone, but not forgotten.
How you make something last forever is you inspire the next generation and then the next. Always leave the place better than you found it.
One thing Tony Stark (Ironman) said in the movie Avengers Endgame:
“Part of the journey is the end”
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Hi, I’m Nico Murillo, and I recently got laid off from Tesla on 4/15/2024. I was a Production Supervisor, and was with the company for 5 years. I started in 2019, as an entry level Production Associate. After getting laid off, had to make the decision to sell the house. I decided to sell most of my belongings and move into my 2021 Tesla Model Y. When I worked at Tesla, I slept in my car on work days to avoid my 3 hour round trip commute time from Lathrop, Ca to Fremont, Ca. I created a platform in my trunk with the use of Michaels, Home Depot products, and a soft mattress, where I now call my home. Living in my car enables me to save money, and invest it. I am documenting my journey to financial independence by 2029. My hope is that by sharing my own personal highs and lows along this (sometimes) wild journey, you might be inspired to look into financial independence. Maybe one day i'll see you at GNC in Stoneridge Mall Pleasanton, Ca. I currently work there now as a supplements store manager. I am off Sundays and Wednesdays though.
