Bad for clients. The same reason why it is good to work for SolarCity, it is bad to do business with them. Because they have such a good brand, they exploit it. They charge clients double the price their competitors do. SolarCity charges 12-15 cents a kW/h, while most of their competitors charge 6-8 cents. It is hard for me to be motivated when I know quite literally that what I sale, is ripping people off. When I first started our managers made it seem like we were saving the world and people's wallets. In reality, we are charging people twice the amount for the same end product - a kW/h. Additionally, solar can be quite resourcefully wasteful with improvements coming about constantly and precious metals being used that can not be replenished. Finally, the current government write-offs, which all solar companies are reliant on to stay in business, is not doing our budget any favors. Also, being expected to work 8 hours a day inside Home Depot's approaching cold customers who want nothing to do with you, is very unrealistic. As a result, everyone I work with does not work 8 hours, we simply claim to.
