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      First Solar

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      First Solar reviews

      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (684 total reviews)
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      Mark Widmar

      86% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      First Solar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 684 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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      Reviews by job title

      684 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 26, 2016

      Assistant Manufacturing Associate

      Assistant manufacturing associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Demonstrated commitment to safety of employees as well as environment. Very clean work area for a factory environment. Supervisors were supportive of staff and would touch base several times during shift, as well as assisted with production line tasks as needed.

      Cons

      Some physically demanding jobs not congruent for the rate of pay provided. I did not become accustomed to the 12-hour work day, though many found favor with working ½ of the calendar year. Not able to accrue vacation time quickly, only 7 days per year, with no ability to negotiate more time. Job security is a concern.

      2.0
      Dec 10, 2016

      Project Manager

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very competitive salary, bonus and benefits.

      Cons

      Understaffed and disorganized, has a tendency to elevate personnel based on politics.

      2.0
      Dec 9, 2016

      In just 6 months we've become a shell of our former selves

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Sometime in 2018, we should be okay again Benefits are good Dress Code is relaxed You'll get to work on cool projects regardless of associate "status".

      Cons

      I've survived 3 sizeable layoffs in 5 years. While the market is to blame for the 2017 IPC cliff not being a cliff, the Chinese dumping panels and SunEdison going under, the new C-suite of 2016 have made some really bad calls. We decided to do - and then not do 5 Series modules and the structures that would go with them. We decided to look into - and then not look into methods of DC collection. All told, that's a lot of cash. First Solar has decided to ride out the storm and accelerate the technology roadmap. While that's all very good on the top, if we're not directly involved with de-commissioning current equipment, R&D, or installing the next equipment and spec'ing it in (or the skeleton crew supporting those activities), we're not needed. If we're not actively involved in the EPC projects in the short term, we're not needed. It's been brutal. I can't recommend employment here until 6 Series modules are selling and shipping.

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