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All of automaker Tesla's cars run 100% gas-free, and all of its employees get health care, life insurance and other benefits 100% cost-free.
Tesla benefits manager Nate Randall, speaking recently at EBN's 25th annual Benefits Forum & Expo, told attendees they would be "incredibly envious" of his position.
He likely was right.
Founded in 2003 and based in Silicon Valley, "Tesla makes kick-ass, sexy electric cars," Randall said. As if that weren't ambitious enough: "Our company vision, basically, is to change the world," he added.
That ambition is perhaps most evident in the firm's workforce, which nearly doubles every year. Currently its 2,500-plus workers are 95% U.S.-based and 85% male with an average age of 36.
When Randall came onboard with Tesla, company brass gave him the directive to "create the benefits of the future. Create it for our company. Make it...