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
1.0
Sep 28, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission to produce clean solar energy

Cons

Very poor management with limited interpersonal skills. Management at the research facility is limited to Asian slave drivers with limited vision and ability. They reduce PhDs to poorly paid sweat shop minions. The turnover rate is tremendous as a result, most new hires flee in less than 2 years.

4.0
Sep 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Could be worse I guess.

Cons

Not keeping up with cost of living.

4.0
Sep 18, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great management. Collaborative environment. Lovely team members.

Cons

Some managers are hard to work for. High turnover in some departments.

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First Solar Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your insight and are happy to have you on the team! Keep up the great work!
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