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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Not a Career - Field Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

2.0
Oct 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I am passionate about our mission and feel I am doing good every day,

Cons

This is an operations company, not a professional sales organization. I have been a part of Fortune 100 sales organizations, and this felt like I was a Cutco salesperson with a meager base salary. They offered me their Field Energy Consultant position after our entire division was eliminated and we were given a deadline to accept the positions offered or a severance. Once I agreed and the deadline passed, they drastically lowered my commission structure and base salary to a non-livable amount without ANY kind of notice or explanation. I literally just noticed the amount was lower in my bank account. Commissions for a LOT of work run around $240-604. Seriously?! The opportunity to be successful just does not seem to be there. There are a few exceptions that they tout, but even very smart and capable sales professionals are having difficulty succeeding. I have never gotten the sense that they do not care about individuals. Training was incredibly intense and I easily worked 70+ hours for required work outside of class and was only paid for 40. They also never reimburse you for out of pocket expenses for training, required travel, etc.

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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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