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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Changing Tides - Senior Sales SolarCity Employee Review

2.0
Oct 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Super-smart, talented, execs Elon Musk, Lyndon & Peter Rive, and inner-circle of mgmt. Great company reputation for the past 9yrs. These 3 guys are seriously doing the right thing, but what's that saying? "Road to Hell is paved with good intentions"?

Cons

Seriously questioning Hayes Barnard's ethics. Over the past 2yrs, company has gone from placing high priority on a positive customer experience to a focus on numbers, numbers, numbers. Number of sales over number of satisfied customers. Number of installs over number of QUALITY installs (ie a region can have the highest number of installs, and simultaneously the highest number of "early failure" rates upon inspecting their own installations). Gone from a consultative selling approach, to one that is unmatched in the Used Car industry - say whatever it takes to get a signature. Say whatever it takes to get the customer to sign - even when that customer has flat out said, "I'm already working with another rep" (or direct/door-to-door rep literally telling a homeowner "oh, i can get you a better deal than who you're currently working with - then creating another account for that customer, just so the sales credit goes to the direct rep).

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Pros

Good pay and no supervision working at the different Home Depots

Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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