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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
5.0
Mar 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was very nice to someone who had only ever had entry level minimum wage jobs. The company culture, from the guys I saw everyday to the leadership we ever saw in video conference and everyone I met in between were people I would have loved to hang out with and I definitely was glad to work with. The Company vision was amazing, with heads like Rive & Musk, and teams passionate about growing the company and looking towards the future while dealing with the needs of today. The product is great, I've tried to get all of my friends and family who own roofs to get on board, unfortunately humans are creatures of habit and resistant to change, some of my most difficult customers. But yes, the product from the panels to the power are exceptional. Yes, when you do the math our contracts cost more overall than if you were to buy them outright, BUT THAT'S EVERYTHING. The most common comparison is to buying a car as they are similarly priced and useful. I know very few people who throw down that much for a car in one shot, we've made it affordable and feasible for EVERY home owner who has a roof that can support a system to reap the benefits NOW. Service. I've seen a few of the negative reviews about the company, but honestly, none of them were complete horror story status, and for everyone one bad experience, we have thousands of amazing stories of satisfied customers. we don't really have commercials, we're through word of mouth and sales initiative. We have nothing to gain from pulling one over on any of our customers, especially since we're to be partnered with them for at least two decades.

Cons

Pressure: The reason I'm leaving the company is because I can't hack the pressure of generating a certain amount of opps per month. Many of my co-workers come from high pressure sales environments and consider it a cake-walk because the product is amazing and there's no actual money exchanged during initial interaction. I did not come from that background and after two weeks of physical illness due to nerves and anxiety over the numbers I conferred with family and friends and decided I needed to move on for my health. If you have no issues with cold approaching people and can start a conversation, join up, it's an amazing company, I just couldn't hack it, myself.

1.0
Mar 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. Fun atmosphere if you like rara bell ringing etc.

Cons

• I requested to transfer departments to outside sales where my employment background is and I could have more flexibility schedule wise, is was told no. Was told I could quit and reapply. I would have lost stock options, my pending installs (around 30) and vacation/ sick time if I had done that. • Only $12 base and commission paid on install which takes an average of 4 months • When you leave you are only paid commission on jobs that were installed through your last day • At least 6 month ramp up time to get consistent installs you make only the base during this time (a high percentage of reps never get paid any commission since the job as such high turnover) • Low pay for commission for new reps older reps get paid twice the commission amount • Lowest comp plan I have seen in the solar industry • 40% average cancel rate for jobs, average veteran rep only gets 5 installs a month • No help from the operations side of the business I had jobs sit for 9-11 months stuck from problem to problem and never get installed. • No work life balance

4.0
Mar 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In addition to the competitive wages and benefits, there is immense focus put on training and employee development, with the express purpose of promoting from within and putting people on a career track for fast success. It is also a great group of people to work with, who all believe in the cause and strive everyday to make the world a better place, one solar system at a time.

Cons

In such a fast growing company and industry, things are constantly changing and updating. While that is a good thing overall, it definitely takes a flexible person to be able to function and thrive in this environment.

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