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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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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
Aug 17, 2012

Not a good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much I can think of.

Cons

Want to take a vacation? Better work on Saturday/Sunday weekends to make up for lost time. The place is a revolving door with people. People come and go so quickly you can't even imagine. People are hired and let go just as quickly. They get people in to come in to perform certain tasks and expel them just as quickly. You see people for a short period and then they either quit in frustration or let go. Very poor management. If you have kids, say goodbye to them since you will never see them again. You're expected to spend all your time at the office. If you have kids and want to spend them with them, this company is not for you. If you do make a decision to be with your kids, you are not a team player. Parking is a joke since you have to park at the CSM lot and the shuttle picks you up. If you want to park at the lot, you have to pay. The free snacks are there to make them look fashionable, hip and cool. They want to present a "cool" hip environment as if they were an awesome environment to work and grow. It's good for show. Don't be fooled by it. Politics are thick enough to be cut with a knife. Working long hours beyond reasonable expectations are the norm.

1.0
Jun 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great potential for earning. Fast paced. Compnay going public.Green industry.

Cons

Peter principal in full effect. Raising people to their highest level of incompetency. My manager has no idea what it means to coach and mentor you to higher achievement. Only how to be critical and not be envolved with you at any level until the "numbers" were going to hurt him. Then you are out!

2.0
Sep 7, 2012

New Hire beware

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Car, salary, laptop, phone. Company has lots of credibility for the product.

Cons

Beat the streets for your leads. Little company backing on leads. Gun to you head if you do not meet quota. Almost all reps are new ... something smells funny in Denmark!!

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