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SolarCity

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Class Action Lawsuit Warning to Sales People: Your Commissions Will Be Stolen - Anonymous employee SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Apr 15, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company in a green industry, great for the planet, until you get inside and learn about the underbelly.

Cons

The unwritten business model of SolarCity is to hire as many sales people as possible, get their sales in the pipeline, fire them, then steal their commissions. Commissions are paid: 50% on sale, 25% at day 45, then 25% after install, which takes an intentionally delayed 4 to 6 months. If you leave the company, go on maternity or medical leave, or are fired, ***you lose all commissions beyond the current 30 day pay period in which you quit or were fired***. This means you will lose 50% of your earnings when you leave. This is the subject of a current class action lawsuit.

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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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