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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

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      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
      2.0
      Aug 10, 2012

      Once was a great company with great values, but now is about making money and politics.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Locations are generally nice with an array of refreshments. Working at place that is committed to helping the environment. Co-workers were generally nice.

      Cons

      Employee's being pushed out due to new management and politics. Lack of organization, Lack of training. Real lack of communication. Selling a values system that no longer exists. Politics, Politics, Politics...there were so many times this happened in different areas of the company. If you worked at the HQ location dealing with the ridiculous parking situation, involving shuttles, carpool, or employee paid parking passes. Long hours are expected and compensation is under market value for lower level positions.

      3.0
      Jul 27, 2012

      Inside Energy Advisor

      Inside solar advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work environment, fun, exciting and good people, and promotes from within. Growing fast and is expected to go public soon.

      Cons

      Too much politics and micro management. Employees are promoted to be managers with no manager experience and no manager training. There is room for advancement but there are not very many options. There are a ton of entry level positions and management level positions but there are not many positions in between which makes it difficult to advance.

      5.0
      Jul 12, 2012

      The most innovative company I've ever worked for--truly has the potential to change the way people use energy

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Young, energetic culture, though that is changing as the company grows. Great, genuine people No weak links among the departments - strong sales and marketing, great products and services, engineering, field operations, etc. The founders, Peter and Lyndon, are very hands on and have great instincts, but also have integrity and don't have the "edge" that you sometimes get from visionary leaders

      Cons

      Extremely fast pace, even for Silicon Valley, guess this is good and bad but can make work-life balance difficult sometimes The culture is changing as the company grows - this is inevitable and happens to all companies at SolarCity's stage, but SolarCity's culture is so unique that it's still kind of a bummer The company has outgrown its available parking at headquarters, which is pretty annoying.

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