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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

Is this your company?

One of the worst companies to work for! DO NOT WORK FOR THEM and DO NOT SUPPORT THEM! - Anonymous employee SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Safe and clean enviornment benefits okay

Cons

So many where to begin: Management: Saying management is lacking would be the nicest way to put it. Management is trash! this company has a bunch of loser 20 year olds running it who have zero life experience, little professional experience and no knowledge on how to behave in a professional environment which is one of the reasons why we waste so much of our time doing "special projects" cleaning up a mess we made and of course wasting the time of clients because SC has no idea what they're doing. The installers have little to no experience on roofs and cause more damage than good, They also talk like uneducated idiots. The people at the office is where the management really lags behind and they treat their staff like children. I walked by this poster board with stars on it and the idiot manager was putting stars next to "TOP PERFORMERS" names. I didn't know adults did stars, I thought we were adults, not children in primary school... needless to say the place is demoralizing and if you just started there, start finding a better job now because they're moving jobs to mexico and not hiring in Nevada anymore! Yes that's right, they've been laying people off who they can't get to quit and they're asking people to quit so they don't have to pay them unemployment. another thing, they've been gutting departments at HQ and "merging" them with other existing departments... essentially you're still getting paid really crap pay and doing twice the work and you're not even getting rewarded for it! this is the solar city way! Just don't even bother working for this failure of a company. They're losing money constantly, elon musk is a joke, they're getting their butts kicked by NV energy and they treat their employees really badlly. I was fortunate enough to find a better job before getting out of this dump. oh and everyone there pretty much makes 12 bucks an hour. The managers can make up to about 55 or 60. I got a job that is entry level that makes more than the assistant managers.... no room for growth... I applied myself and participated in all the extra stuff to do there and got zero recognition for my work. Solar City is no good

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 2016
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Pros

Just to quantify my review a bit, I am within the top 10% of inside sales reps within our 12,000 person company. It is a great place to work and people doing well ARE able to make good money here. The executive team ALWAYS has a platform for reps to help make SolarCity a better place every quarter. They involve the top 20 reps each quarter in various ways to help their peers through an interactive group called Team Elite. Executives, VP's, Directors, and Managers are always willing to help and go to bat when there are issues with things that need to be fixed. The direction of the company is consistent and although the company is large, decision makers work as hard as possible to steer the big ship quickly when necessary.

Cons

Knee jerk reactions with decision making at a director level create issues from time to time. Culture has had its ups and downs due to HUGE growth last year and subsequent high attrition rates.

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