Great but rapidly changing work environment
Pros
- Generally the people you work with are positive and fully believe in the companies mission (i.e. drinks the kool-aid). - Working here made me feel like I was truly part of a positive and life changing movement. - Company firmly believes in promoting from within. Mid and upper level management jobs were rarely filled by outside hires. - Company provides employees with free equipment to preform their jobs like cell phones, laptops, and even cars if you have an outside sales job. - Great medical benefits
Cons
- Poor communication from upper management down - Transparency could be improved. - Pay is below industry standards. - SolarCity tends to still operate as a fly by the seat of your pants startup. Perhaps that will change with the acquisition by Tesla, but businesses processes that should have been introduced in year 1 and 2 were being introduced in year 6 and 7. - Departmental change to improve efficiently is epically slow. - The "One Team, One Dream" mentality can lead to "us vs. them" situations. Management would squash any decent in the ranks fairly quickly. - At the time I left the company, SolarCity did not offer a matching 401k - The higher you rise within the company, the more you are expected to be a 24/7 employee.
