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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
4.0
May 21, 2017

Sight surveyor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-great people to work with - good positive environment -Great company mission -the work is pretty easy -a stock program - will teach you if your willing to learn

Cons

-no match on 401k -I was totally mislead about the pay. I was told that the that it was a $15 an hour or $70 per house which ever was more which is true. But they said I would work 5 days a week and you were required to survey a minimum of 3 houses a day and would be making 55k-70k a year (because of the bonus structure). This ended up being completely false. After my training they reduced us to 4 days a week and could only submit or jobs for 3 days a week most of the time and averaged 2 houses a day. Making it practically impossible to make bonus pay. I will be lucky if I clear 32k this year if I don't work over time doing other tasks. -with that being said I still love the work environment and the people are great and will continue to work there and work my way up

3.0
May 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

company car, company leads, great co-workers

Cons

Company disregarded input form long-time employees; reduced commision structure, increased metrics to quota requirements - often things beyond direct control of sales consultants, lots of time spent putting out fires of other's doing, high company cancellation rate, no longer competitive in pricing and in base pay. SolarCity used to be a great place to work - Now just disheartening.

1.0
May 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company has a good environmental benefit to the planet Good people to work with mostly... Company tablet, backpack and free food drinks at meetings Occasional company outings and breakfasts Reimbursment for travel over 50 miles away Good networking opportunities You dont have to work as hard as the miserable cashiers in the Home Depot If you are in a fresh territory you can make some money, and good money, potentially, (until you eventually burn out)

Cons

No job security Dont expect to work more than 3 months Pay structure subject to change; always against your favor Bad management

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