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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Used to be a great company - CAMG SolarCity Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful people who genuinely want to help each other out. Great benefits. Great facilities (Las Vegas offices). Pay could be better, but good bonus structure balances that out.

Cons

When I first started there over 3 years ago, the company would take care of the employees, trusting us to take care of the customers. About 2 years ago, there was a big change and it became all about the numbers. Employees being told to do what's right by the company, not the customer...even when the company was at fault. Too many meetings, resulting in impacted numbers which then results in management wanting even more meetings to discuss why work isn't being done. Add to this, WAY too many changes in the process guides. I get that some change is needed in order to keep up with the changing environment, but the number of changes that the employees here need to keep up with, I'm honestly stunned that anything gets done. Unless you were part of the clique, good luck getting any kind of promotion. Lost count of how many times I saw great candidates (myself included) being overlooked for promotion in order to have someones buddy promoted. Some lower managers/supervisors......well I have no idea how they're still employed, let alone holding positions of authority.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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