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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Job is great, salary is not - Field Sales Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

4.0
Nov 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Working for SolarCity is a great job--doing something good for the world, helping people save $$ on energy and using better energy. Its a tumultulous time with the Tesla acquisition but very exciting. There is a lot of cutting edge decisions happening and its fun to be a part if it.

Cons

Work life balance for a consultant is so out of whack. Consultants work 60 hours a week for such little pay. Its disturbing. Hopefully the merger will help consultants gets a better comp plan. As panels become more efficient, system sizes go down which means less pay for commission. Its an antiquated way to pay because consultants in the SLO are get paid way less than other areas simply because system sizes are less than normal.

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4.0
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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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