Great Benefits, Hard Work
Pros
The benefits are by far the best part of this job. The healthcare plans are unlike anything I've ever seen. Truthfully, the benefits are why a lot of people stay. If they ever change these benefits, there will probably be a huge exodus of people. Company culture is ok. Most managers are pretty flexible and treat you like adults. Plus, if you mention you're interested in something specific, your manager will try and help you grow and learn. I became an Excel boss thanks a great manager at Tesla. Pay was decent until they changed the performance structure.
Cons
Lots of stress and pressure. There is a lot of higher level management turnover (I couldn't even tell you how many director's I've been through) so things change constantly. For those of us who've been here a long time, we laugh any time a new director comes in and says lets change everything to this (which usually is an idea which has been tried multiple times and failed). Also, the biggest con for me is the layoffs, there is always a huge threat of layoffs... I've been here almost 6 years and its pretty consistent they do layoffs every 6-9 months. And then they decide we don't have enough people and hire for all the positions they just laid off at less money. So if you do join Tesla, please know that things will change constantly (I've worked in many areas and it's the same across all of them) and they can change by the minute. Also, be prepared for the performance structure to change and for it only to get more confusing. I've been through 3 or 4 performance structure changes and been denied raises a few times because of it (not because my performance was bad... my performance has always been great... I got denied raises because they only give each team so much $$). If your whole team is great, then one of you isn't getting a raise. Also, there's A LOT of stress. Since things change so often, you get comfortable with one process only to have to completely learn a new one. And if you don't learn it quickly, your performance gets dinged. Also, if you work here, make sure to put boundaries in early. Do NOT let them take advantage of you just because you want to prove yourself... Burnout is so real at Tesla and you have to take of yourself.
