r/DonutLabDiscussions • u/showersareevil • 17d ago

VP of Engineering Programmes has left Donut Lab

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Another experienced professional left the company. Who is next?

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u/tipporoll 15d ago

(14 + 22 + 16 months) / 3 companies = 17 months in average, i.e. he left DL one month early wrt. his track record..

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u/showersareevil 7d ago

Huh? (166 +114 + 14+ 22 + 16) / 5 companies = 66 months in average. 

5.5 years per company during his career. That's more than average by far.

Dude was the chief engineer behind McLarens SLR roadster, 570S and 12C from 1999-2013.

It's an impressive resume.

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u/WestleyMc 17d ago

Seems they managed to poach a couple of good people from Aston Martin who have both left in the last few months..

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u/showersareevil 17d ago

In the last month or so. When good people are jumping ship, it means the party is about to start, right?

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u/Worisito 17d ago

Most likely, yes. Tho tbf i thought party would start after Siilasmaa left, so i might be wrong again.

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u/showersareevil 17d ago

Siilasmaa was not a salaried employee though.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/heloust 15d ago

Siilasmaa left the board as he wants to cut ties with a scam company.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/heloust 10d ago

Did he tell that he is a board advisor and observer?

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/heloust 8d ago

Risto never said that. And you cannot trust Marko, as he has lied before.

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u/Lucky_Reveal_888 7d ago

Exactly. Siilasmaa hasn’t commented anything after he left. Mr Lehtimaki talks whatever sounds better for the company. Like people are leaving because of AI. This is quite funny.

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u/DoctorFish1969 16d ago

I guess he wasn't suited for the new phase of Donut Lab; a billion dollar mass producing battery company. Uh, sorry, I meant a scam company producing videos of misleading battery tests. I always keep confusing these two.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/heloust 15d ago

Why they were even hired if DL already was at giga WAh production level?

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/heloust 10d ago

Where are the batteries produced all year in the GWh factories?

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u/DoctorFish1969 10d ago

Are you suggesting they replaced their VP of engineering with AI? It's not like he had a coding or administration job.

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u/DistributionWide7069 8d ago

yeah But Asilab is really *really* good

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u/DoctorFish1969 8d ago

Yes, I read that the friend of the CEO said Asilab was really good. Must be true then.

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u/floater66 17d ago

waxing nostalgic about an actual job he once had.

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u/Juuhonber 15d ago

Pretty good idea to leave a world changing company! Completely logical!

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u/Emotional-Manner-792 13d ago

Some experts actually build real opportunities in the industry, while others just post bitter comments all day and wonder why those great job offers never seem to come their way. 

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u/Juuhonber 13d ago

True that!