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SolarCity

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SolarCity reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,336 total reviews)
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84% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

SolarCity has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,336 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolarCity employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Feb 25, 2015

Couldn't Afford the Job

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great potential commission -Benefits -Pretty good hours

Cons

-It took a very long time to get hired. Almost an entire month went by while I waited for (who knows what) and once I got hired, I was required to do a training which started 2 weeks post official hire date. -The training is LONG. I was told 9-5 (ish) but with homework, it lasted until 12-1am with maybe an hour break to eat dinner. Don't make other plans for after training. The training is only 5 days, so that's not completely unbearable, but considering it's unpaid, it kind of sucks. I've never had a job where they don't pay you to attend training. -Training had nothing to do with the job itself, but only how to present to a customer what the system would do for them and look like on their home. The process is a lot more involved and I had very little training from management. -Even with the bonus incentives, there's a good chance you won't see those bonuses for 2-4 weeks depending on the payroll cycle assuming that the objectives were completed properly. So plan on not getting paid for 2 months minimum after getting hired. I personally couldn't afford to stick out this job, but I hear you can make a pretty nice paycheck once you get going.

2.0
Feb 21, 2015

Great idea. Bad execution.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a rapidly growing business. The work environment is fun. Clearly their take on the Google and Zappos call centers.

Cons

They can't seem to keep up with their rapid growth.The training could be so much better. You are never caught up with your work. This place makes you feel like a hamster on a wheel.

2.0
Jan 12, 2015

FEC

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Enery! Good value proposition ...growth company

Cons

Non existent training...borderline abusive sales management

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