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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
Jan 21, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SolarCity really takes care of its employees. I've worked in some sort of sales the majority of my career and I've never worked for a company that treats its people the way SolarCity does. They provide a decent base with great bonus incentives/commission for people who do their job. In addition, they offer awesome benefits, flexible scheduling, and support from management.

Cons

If you want to work in an office environment with other employees, this isn't for you. Most positions provide a lot of autonomy which isn't a good fit for everyone. But there's still a great team atmosphere and we communicate throughout the day via email, text, etc.

5.0
Jan 21, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free snacks! Positive environment. Feedback is positive and uplifting. Personal growth is encouraged. Company values are executed everyday.

Cons

Inflexible schedules. I think if we could make our own schedules it would be beneficial to people with children and such. But I understand that you must work your way to freedom. Hopefully, with a promotion the flexibility will come.

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.

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