Ok, last week I have to admit I was joking about Elon's new cost cutting nd going from Charmin Ultra to generic, but I hear Tesla has taken it a step further and stopped buying toilet paper all together. This has to be great for employee morale... https://electrek.co/2019/05/24/tesla-cost-cutting-effort-toilet-paper/
It may be a shock therapy, trying to scare people into not proposing any expenses. I have seen such stupidity. In one case, the annual Christmas party was eliminated and instead it was going to be a pot luck lunch (on a Friday when many people work from home) to encourage employees to share and get a chance to relax and exchange stories and build bonds. Well, about 10 people showed up with actual food items, a few others marked an obligatory two minute appearance. And the brilliant executive who had saved the company so much money () declared victory and claimed it was a such a success.