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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Incredibly disappointing - Commercial Installer SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Feb 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I liked the work and the guys I worked with.

Cons

We were out in the field away from the office permanently doing commercial work, the only time we saw management was when we'd raised enough cane that they felt obligated to come see us. They often put us in positions we shouldn't have been in. For instance safety wasn't always done to OSHA standards but we were expected to do the work regardless. They didn't pay us the bonuses we'd been promised, and they're excuse was continually "we're working on it." Then they slashed our hours without warning, and didn't pay us for the time we worked. We were a traveling crew, and sometimes our per diem would show up late, or our rooms wouldn't be paid for and we had to do it for ourselves. Our emails went ignored. It definitely felt like no one cares about us.

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 2016
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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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