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SolarCity

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Regional Sales Manager - Regional Sales Manager SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Feb 20, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lyndon and Elon get it when it comes to people. Their very much about people and doing what's right.

Cons

Lyndon and Elon have no idea what is really going on at the ground level. The problem is at the VP and Director level. They needed to down size the sales force. Rather then actually cutting the bottom level performers they put very unrealistic quotas on them. Doesn't matter if you are actually selling because they are going to cancel out ANY of your jobs where homeowner requests a limited time hold. Even if the reason is valid and homeowner is still interested in moving forward. These jobs show up on the Job In Jeopardy report and that report is closely monitored by Executive Management. So if it ever makes it on to that report chances are within a few days they will cancel it. Once it's cancelled your quota is at risk of being missed. If you miss qouta by 1 sale more than once in a year then you get out on a weekly check in and can be fired at a moments notice. This has caused extreme uncertainty within the sales floor and Regional Managers. Over the last 6 months I've watched nearly 300 people either fired for missing quota or bouncing before they can be fired. When you have seasoned team members that have been with the company from the beginning given 1 month to hit quota or be fired then there is a serious problem.

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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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