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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Don't buy the HYPE! - Field Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Jun 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good first sales job to get comfortable speaking with people, if you are like 22 years old.

Cons

Churn and burn baby. Stress!!!! I wish I can say it all differently, but this is truth. They do warn you of long hours, and working on weekends and say you can make a lot of money, but I'd say less than two percent of hires do. They will exploit your labor and let you go and give your referrals to a few people close to the manager. Quotas are unsustainable at the current business model for a lot of reasons. They will give solar a bad name, watch. It's too bad because everyone buys into the hype of helping the country and energy needs etc. and they act as if it's a caring culture but be warned. They get cheap subsidized labor and hurt a lot of folks along the way.

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CEO approval
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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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