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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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 30, 2015

      Upper Management is Running NorCal into the Ground

      Regional sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of room for growth

      Cons

      Management is constantly changing and deciding to flop back and forth between terrible ideas. I've been through 6 managers during my time at SolarCity. Some were great and some were awful. The ones we have right now came from a different territory and believe what worked over there will work over here in NorCal. We're nothing but just numbers to the new management. There is no longer any comradery between the channel and FECs.

      1.0
      Sep 30, 2015

      sales

      Outside sales executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      health benefits some nice people

      Cons

      too many to list. Unless you are a favorite you will go nowhere The blind leading the blinder, it is a joke! managers promote their buddies and give all leads to friends- extremely toxic environment for everyone else!!! Not fair, very uneducated inexperienced people and managers, then promoting the same. Bad sitcom!

      1.0
      Sep 30, 2015

      Direct energy consultant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone that works in this sales chain are liars. SolarCity lowered the DEC's commission from $210-160 per KW. SC says they make up for the difference by paying $8 per hour. I've been short thousands of dollars nearly every pay check. Worked long hours during the hot summer to get ripped off. They have the highest KW bench mark to bonus in the industry. A few guys even bonus. SC pockets the money if you do not bonus.

      Cons

      The sale chain is like 6-7 deep. This means they are very top heavy taking pay from your sales. It's nuts! Training is horrible. It can be very complicated and new for many people selling energy. Managers feel that folks should get in four days. Constant calls and text from managers demanding more. The only guys making money is the managers. They make $40 per Kw sold. This equates to a 20K-60K pay check for them. Basically you are a slave or you get fired. Their are many great companies out their. SolarCity under pays all their employees so management can retain their heavy bonuses. Horrible place to work. Don't do it.

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