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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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Lyndon Rive

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
Jan 21, 2015

Going downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The number one reason to work here is to feel good about what you do. I still believe in the product, but I became disillusioned with the company. I really enjoyed my time with the company for awhile, but upper management changes made everything worsen with time.

Cons

Management is stretched thin and cannot really help people. I'm shocked by some of the people who they promote as managers or upper-level managers. It seemed like management more and more just wanted to "luck out and hire the right people" instead of training and developing current staff. This is leading the company to "churn and burn" its sales team instead of support it, which is the primary reason I left. Customer service is terrible and incompetent. The account management process is an absolute nightmare and instead of selling I felt I was focused on fixing the messes we made. I still wholeheartedly believe people should buy this product, even though dealing with this company sucks, the product still makes a lot of sense. I would not encourage any one to work here in the short term though. No one will care about you.

2.0
Jan 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with huge growth potential. Extensive training program.

Cons

Growing too big too fast. Cannot properly keep up with the customers as fast as they come. 3-6 months from sale until install of solar system. Checks don't clear regularly. Too much change too often. They're constantly trying new things and making major changes that often confuse the employees and customers. Management can't even keep up with the changes.

3.0
Jan 8, 2015

No work life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. reasonable opportunity for advancement

Cons

Too much pressure from poor management. No work life balance.

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