First Solar reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(683 total reviews)
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Mark Widmar

86% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

First Solar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 683 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Solar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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683 reviews
4.0
Apr 7, 2022

Was a good 10 year ride!

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Leading-edge, fast paced and great co-workers

Cons

I'm sorry they chose to go back to just manufacturing. After a series of less than stellar management hires they divested themselves of many business lines, ones that provided the profitability to allow them to get to where they are today.

2.0
May 13, 2021

Non-competitive and slow to react to market changes.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is a plus

Cons

Pay is not competitive leaving current employees burnt out. Management implements a tiered promotion system that takes five years to make the base wages of other local companies. Time off is lacking outside of regular days off. Benefits are nothing to call home about.

1.0
Feb 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Once a great place.....years back.

Cons

Upper management clueless, wasteful spending... benefits going away.

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First Solar Response
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Thank you for your review and insights. It’s unfortunate for us to hear that your experience has not met your expectations. We’d love the opportunity to resolve your concerns. Please email jobs@firstsolar.com if you are open to discussing this further with our team.
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