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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
1.0
Sep 21, 2014

In for a rude awakening!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice coworkers, but I think it's because we've learned to have each other's backs because of poor management.

Cons

You're told something completely different during your interview than what your employment experience actually ends up being. Management is not professional, they are encouraged to talk down to employees! There are some that are even related, so you can't talk to anyone about anything ifbhre are issues. The team leads just sit around, they don't actually work while on a job site, so you're short a hand and then they tell management that they did all of the work and the team is useless, so management takes their word for it which keeps you fearing that you'll lose your job all the time. They don't formally train you, even though they say that they will and then they tell you that you'll be trained on the job, but the leads don't do that and get mad that you weren't already trained, so they expect you to know everything your first day out. Be prepared to be yelled at and belittled all day long as management encourages it. You will be forced to work Sundays, so if you're realigous, they'll threaten to fire you! I was lucky to have this Sunday off because of a prior commitment, but they put me through the ringer for it! You will be working 12-14 hour days starting at 6:00 AM and your team lead does not allow you to take a lunch (even though that's illegal in NV) you'll just have occasional five minute breaks, so learn to eat fast and expect to get yelled at if you have to drive to a gas station to use the facilites! During your interview and even when you're hired, they tell you that you'll drive to the office every morning and then jump in a work truck for the day. That's a huge lie! They make you drive to the office to punch in and load one work truck for the team lead to drive and then the rest of the team has to take their personal cars to the jobs for the day and then possibly drive back to the office that night to unload the truck. For a company that's so into saving the planet, they certainly encourage five or six extra cars to be out on the road instead of just two trucks! Bottom line, be prepared to be abused, not see your family ever, have your job threatened all the time, have to deal with childish games from management and spend a lot of money for your own gas! No one is happy here.

3.0
Sep 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There was a good team that would help you, and they did care about the employee

Cons

The pay was not great, very focused on numbers. There should be a quality over quantity mentality. My success depended on other advisors and that was very frustrating for me.

5.0
Sep 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SolarCity is changing the world for the better and if you are lucky enough to join our team you will soon agree.

Cons

The train moves fast so you have to try and keep up.

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SolarCity Response
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You described SolarCity in a nutshell! We are only able to move at the speed of lightning because our employees are passionate, value-driven, and committed to making a difference. We know change isn't easy so we are working on ways to make a smooth transition within these changes.
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