u/JackNSally89

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Can anyone help me make sense of my situation with Tesla hiring?

On March 19, 2026, I received an invitation for an onsite interview.

I completed the interview process, and later my recruiter called me on April 1 and basically told me that I was hired.

She said they were just waiting for availability and that once something opened up, they would send my offer and discuss a start date.

Then on April 17, I received this email:

“Hello,

We are still waiting for availability in an appropriate shop and shift. Once we are ready to process your offer letter, we will give you a call to discuss the start date. This process may take several weeks. Thank you for your patience through the recruiting process.

Thank you,

Tesla Recruiting”

Now here we are on April 27, and I’m confused about the process.

What’s the point of telling someone they’re hired, but then having them wait weeks and weeks with no clear timeline?

I’m still hopeful and really want the opportunity, but the waiting has honestly been stressful. Has anyone else gone through something similar with Tesla?

How long did it take before you finally got your offer letter or start date?

I’m hoping to hear something by the end of this week or next week, but the “several weeks” part definitely has me worried.

Hey everyone,

I’m 8 months into a long distance relationship, me in California and him in Texas. He’s 29 (turning 30 in September) and I’m 37.

We’ve never met in person yet.

We’ve both had financial situations going on, so traveling hasn’t been possible so far. We’ve been talking about trying to make a visit happen later this year once things calm down a bit for both of us.

For context, I got out of a previous relationship about a year ago that lasted around 5 years. That relationship was fully in person and physical, so this is my first time being in a long distance relationship where there has been no physical contact at all. That has been a big adjustment for me emotionally, and I’m still trying to understand what this feels like compared to what I’m used to.

Me and him have also discussed a plan. He’s said that since he is the one struggling more financially right now, he is hoping I would be the first one to go see him. I told him I am trying to get caught up on bills, but I am also trying to make it a goal to see him by the end of the year. He said if I am able to make that happen by the end of the year that would be nice, but if not then next year would be okay too.

He did say he would like me to be the one to make the first trip out to see him. He lives with family, so that part makes me a little nervous because it is new to me and I have never met his family before, but I understand his situation and I am not judging it at all. I am also living with my dad right now just trying to get back on my feet financially, so I am really not in a place to judge anyone’s situation.

We also talked about finances regarding traveling. He told me that when I travel out to see him, he would help pay half of the cost of me coming to see him since I would be the one making the trip. He also said that when he travels to see me in California, he would expect me to help pay half for him as well. He feels like it would be fair to handle it that way, where whoever is being visited contributes half for that trip. So the idea is basically, when I go to see him, he helps with half, and when he comes to see me, I help with half.

After things work out and I am able to visit him, he said he does not mind traveling to see me after that. He does have a fear of flying, but he also understands that with long distance, he is going to have to work up the courage over time. Right now he is just in a tough financial spot, so we are both trying to figure things out step by step.

I told him I will do my best to see him by the end of the year, and he said after that he would try to come see me sometime next year. I guess I just worry a little bit about it turning into a situation where we only see each other once a year back and forth. I am hoping it does not end up being like that long term, and that we can eventually see each other more often when things improve.

I guess what I am really trying to understand is what other people’s experiences have been with long distance relationships like this, especially before meeting in person for the first time.

My questions are:

How did your first meet go after being long distance for a while?

Did meeting in person make the relationship feel easier or more difficult afterward?

How long did it usually take before you were able to see each other again?

Did anyone end up falling into a pattern of only seeing each other once a year, or were you able to make it more frequent over time?

I am just trying to get some real insight from people who have actually gone through long distance, not just assumptions or ideal answers.

I care about him a lot, I just want to understand what this stage usually looks like for other people.

Thanks for reading.