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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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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
Nov 16, 2014

Great People Work Here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great Team and Management -Vision -Recognition -Overall Leadership

Cons

-Low base pay for cost of living in the area

5.0
Nov 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone works together and happy to help each other out. Not a cut throat sales environment. Love helping families across the country and educating them on better energy solutions with SOLAR! Amazing benefits after 30 days employed. Brand new office under construction complete with state of the art gym and cafe in the office!

Cons

Growing company and some things change often.

1.0
Nov 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The public perception is good. Everyone knows who Elon Musk is. When I tell people where I work they assume it's a cutting edge company. They are under the impression that the cause is noble. Changing the way we buy energy sounds like a great idea for humanity. Little do they know...

Cons

First I have to let you know I have worked in business development for 10 years and I have never seen anything this unprofessional. Awful management from the top down. A 3,000 person conference call and executives are dropping F-bomb after F-bomb. The management regularly lies about the oddest things. They justify every broken promise as a result of being a new company that experiences "changes" frequently. They will give a directive one day and tell you that it is 100% right. Then, the next week they will give you the opposite directive and tell you it is now 100% correct - clueless leadership. Nobody knows who to promote either. The most capable people always quit due to frustration. They lie about income expectations, commission structures, promotions, turnover, goals and company direction. They do not invest time or money in anything for there employees. I guess they figure they're not going to be around long. This is the cheapest place I've ever worked. They have a habit of changing business practices at a moments notice to positively lift their bottom line. All the while, throwing their own people financially under the bus. All I can say is that working here is one bait and switch after another. Anyone who reviews this company positively has only been with the organization for a very short period of time and does not know the company well enough to review it. Did I mention everything is structured like multilevel marketing? That should speak for itself.

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