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      Tesla

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      Tesla reviews

      3.5

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (11,997 total reviews)
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      Elon Musk

      59% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,997 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      12K reviews
      1.0
      Jul 15, 2019

      A company plagued by incompetence and overworking employees.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Tesla has a good goal and could be an important company.

      Cons

      In my time in the Finance department I have seen consistent poor decision making from the top down. Desicions often seem reactionary and poorly thought out. Mid and upper management has become a revolving door with each new manager comes a change in direction complicating and compounding issues affecting the jobs of those below them. Promotions and hiring are stalled as all expenses have to be approve by CEO himself resulting in causing some employees to work excessively, on occasions past midnight and into the early morning. Unfortunately this work seems expected and is rarely acknowledged and almost never rewarded. It seems that Tesla is caught in a dangerous loop of ignorance and cult of personality around its CEO that is preventing it from solving it's own issues. I would not recommend working here for long.

      1.0
      Jul 4, 2019

      Over rated, underpaid and overworked

      Senior program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart Engineers and good health insurance--that's about it for pros.

      Cons

      Toxic environment. Poor Compensation Lack of good managers Always understaffed so expect to work 16 hrs to meet unrealistic expectations

      3.0
      Jun 23, 2019

      Does Elon Musk know?

      Test technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A great place to work and learn new things. Unlimited potential within yourself. Overtime hours is not an issue as there are plenty. Personal career development is excellent. It's up to you to put in the work and reach for the Stars.

      Cons

      If you are a go-getter, your teammates may not appreciate your efforts as this makes them have to work harder. Security tend to follow workers around enforcing certain protocol. If you are hired in one department, do not expect to cross over to another department. You are hired in for a reason in which you would have to reapply to change roles. Politics here are worse than other places. Try not to excel amongst the complacent. You may find a complaint was made against you. Then a special meeting would be arranged with management trying to reprogram you. If that did not work, management would have you meet with HR, in which you would have to deal with HR removing your health benefits or reverifying your college degrees, as a form of intimidation and reprogramming. Dehumanizing process.

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