Just days after Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s eye-popping $1 trillion pay package, two key executives have publicly announced their resignations from the company.

What’s happening?

As reported by Mashable, the heads of both the Cybertruck and Model Y programs have decided to part ways with Tesla. While the timing of the departures may be inauspicious, they are just the latest top Tesla executives who have left the electric vehicle manufacturer in the past year.

In a heartfelt LinkedIn post, Siddhant Awasthi, the former head of the Cybertruck program, wrote: “I recently made one of the hardest decisions of my life to leave Tesla after an incredible run.”

Coming just days after Musk was awarded his pay package that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, Awasthi ended his post with an eye on the future: “I’m confident Tesla will nail its next big mission (especially after last week), and I’m truly excited for the next chapter of my life.”

Just hours later, Emmanuel Lamacchia, the head of Tesla’s Model Y program, also announced his resignation on LinkedIn.

“After 8 incredible years, I’m moving on from Tesla,” Lamacchia wrote. “What a journey it’s been… from leading NPI for Model 3 and Model Y variants to becoming the Vehicle Program Manager for Model Y, the best-selling car in the world!”

Why are the recent resignations at Tesla important?

The departures of both Awasthi and Lamacchia appear to continue an alarming trend among top Tesla executives. Their surprising exits are just two of several that have happened in the last 12 months, sparking debate regarding the direction that the company is heading.

In late June, Musk fired Omead Afshar, the company’s vice president of manufacturing and operations. Less than two months later, Troy Jones, vice president of sales, service, and delivery at Tesla, also announced that he was leaving the company. The staffing turmoil could further discourage potential car buyers from choosing Tesla and other EV brands, prolonging our dependence on planet-heating fossil fuels.

Throughout most of the year, Tesla has reported a significant drop in car sales in many key automotive markets around the globe. This includes Europe, where the company has experienced difficulties in countries such as France, Italy, and Sweden.

What is Tesla doing to right the ship?

In early September, Tesla announced the release of its Master Plan Part IV, which shifts the focus of existing solely as an EV manufacturer to a company at the forefront of artificial intelligence development. Tesla’s vision of “sustainable abundance” is driven by integrating AI into its fleet of EVs as well as the Optimus project and its humanoid robots.