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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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      Lyndon Rive

      84% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 20, 2017

      In transition and feeling pressured

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing mission and product - you get paid to literally save the world. Flexible schedule (if you have the right manager). Opportunities for growth and development.

      Cons

      Install commissions are too dependent on factors outside of your control and this is the bulk of your earnings. Massive, ongoing downsizing is leading to widespread insecurity among staff in all departments - especially sales. Rapid growth has led to many process glitches in various departments that halt installs or cause cancels to occur due to poor communication or follow up.

      3.0
      Feb 20, 2017

      lead installer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      competitive pay and possible career oppurtunites

      Cons

      work the hell out of you.. saftey regulations are a joke

      1.0
      Feb 20, 2017

      Regional Sales Manager

      Regional sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lyndon and Elon get it when it comes to people. Their very much about people and doing what's right.

      Cons

      Lyndon and Elon have no idea what is really going on at the ground level. The problem is at the VP and Director level. They needed to down size the sales force. Rather then actually cutting the bottom level performers they put very unrealistic quotas on them. Doesn't matter if you are actually selling because they are going to cancel out ANY of your jobs where homeowner requests a limited time hold. Even if the reason is valid and homeowner is still interested in moving forward. These jobs show up on the Job In Jeopardy report and that report is closely monitored by Executive Management. So if it ever makes it on to that report chances are within a few days they will cancel it. Once it's cancelled your quota is at risk of being missed. If you miss qouta by 1 sale more than once in a year then you get out on a weekly check in and can be fired at a moments notice. This has caused extreme uncertainty within the sales floor and Regional Managers. Over the last 6 months I've watched nearly 300 people either fired for missing quota or bouncing before they can be fired. When you have seasoned team members that have been with the company from the beginning given 1 month to hit quota or be fired then there is a serious problem.

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