First Solar reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)
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Mark Widmar

86% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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2.0
Dec 3, 2019

Toxic Culture

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Pros

Good pay, good benefits, in a good field.

Cons

Overall, it was a toxic culture. Those making decisions don't want information, they just want results, even if those results come at a cost. There is no holistic view of how their implemented changes affect the whole, so everyone is only focused on their own personal metrics, constantly undermining everyone else's processes. No true collaboration, just pretending to get along so they can move on and do their own plans.

4.0
Nov 20, 2019

Great Finance team!

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Pros

Very technical and innovative team of true professionals

Cons

None of any particular note

2.0
Jul 28, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Decent wages, lot's of hours, competent other safety professionals.

Cons

After Jeff left as corporate safety manger you had safety professionals hiring sons who had no experience or common sense to be safety workers. People were put in charge who were only looking for self gratification, who were in such bad physical condition they ever knew what was going on in the field because they could barely walk from their truck to their office. This is when it starting sinking like the titanic. Locals were hired in positions that they were not qualified for. First Solar became a laughing stock. Now they want to hire safety professionals at ridiculously low wages and perdiem; and like anything else; you get what you pay for !

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