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SolarCity

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My time at SolarCity - Field Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

3.0
Dec 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company culture, while a bit hokie, is relaxed overall and lends itself to an enjoyable day. They actively promote a good work life balance and it shows.

Cons

The structure lends itself to waste. We got our leads from the crews that worked in the partner stores. They were given incentives and quotas. Often that meant I was sent to a home that wasn't expecting me. Either they didn't know they had an appointment our thought it would just be a phone call. I decided that driving an hour or more in one direction to hear "we never asked for an appointment" or "I thought we would just talk on the phone", wasn't worth it. And yes, the client received multiple emails and confirmation calls, but, the only way to avoid the mess of them not being home or closing the door on you was to be certain you got them in the phone. Unfortunately most people don't answer numbers that they don't know and when they listen to messages they erase them and forget, if they listened at all, or they just trash them and never tell the spouse.

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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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