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      First Solar

      Engaged Employer

      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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      684 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 1, 2016

      Great Company

      Site buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Educational, clean-sustainable energy, high alert busy

      Cons

      Traveling for work, relocation,

      4.0
      Jul 28, 2016

      Overall a great place

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a good place to work with a great esprit-de-corps. The fundamental goal is to deliver clean, sustainable energy to the world. In general, most people who work there want to do the work with minimal fuss and fighting, which is pretty rare. It's a good group of competent people and overall a fun workplace.

      Cons

      Like every other workplace, there are internal politics. This, however, is fairly easy to spot and avoid. The whole solar industry is new, so the churn is reflected in the workplace as well. There is never a dull moment, but most people are used to it and take it in stride.

      4.0
      Jul 15, 2016

      Mostly Good, Trending Toward Big Company Pitfalls

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I happen to be in a great group with great people. They're smart and know how to do things in best-of-class ways. But you need to be lucky enough to be in a good group to have this experience.

      Cons

      As with many large companies, the yes-men move up the ladder. A few managers obviously care more about pleasing their managers than taking care of the people below them. Teams are silos and presume the worst about other teams because of the lack of working together closely.

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