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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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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
Nov 11, 2016

Think hard before you join.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company, along with Tesla Motors is changing the world for the better every day. Ability to advance in the company in a short period of time is excellent. I received a promotion with in months of starting. Initial team environment is great and everyone seems like they want you to succeed. That's where things start to fall apart.

Cons

Work/Life balance is constantly discussed as essential yet management makes it nearly impossible to achieve. Emails and phone calls are non-stop and at all hours making it very hard to separate work from family time. Even on the one day off a week that is approved, emails and phone calls come in and the expectation is that its handled right away. You cannot wait until the next day to handle. Limited training with little follow through and ongoing management training is non-existent. They will "sell" you on the job and once you get into it realize its nothing like they described.

5.0
Oct 28, 2016

Best place to work

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Pros

I would 10 stars if I could. . I joined about 2 months ago after being tainted from several commission jobs and this place is great. The culture is awesome and we are in fact helping to save the world one rooftop at a time!

Cons

A lot of driving. . But other than that it's wonderful!.. I have to wrote 20 word minimum but I have nothing else to say

3.0
Oct 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule Good culture with upbeat and passionate coworkers Green industry

Cons

$12/hr for many people with engineering degrees Bonus structure hasn't kept up with increased workload demands No real opportunities for advancement Software isn't updated to fix bugs and add new requirements Boom and bust solarcoaster

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