Not a "foot in the door" position / fell out of love with Tesla / company changed
Pros
Obviously really great mission and cool technology. Learned some great business skills in college that are actually relevant. Got to drive cars that I might not ever afford to own. Seeing people's reactions when you tell them you work for tesla even if its just in a mall as a lead shark.
Cons
Sales department is pretty metrics driven and doesn't take into consideration the regional factors that might have impact on lead generation. I started with Tesla when this position was all about educating people on the technology and capturing qualified leads for people who were actually interested with the potential to buy. Then it turned into a full blown guerrilla lead generation role and selling cars in a mall with mostly tourists was difficult. On your feet about 90% of the day and talking for about 90% of your day about the same exact thing can take a toll after a couple years (really never imagined that working for tesla would cause me to fall out of love with the company). REALLY hard to move up in this company from this position unless you want to stick to sales. I started with tesla my sophomore year in college thinking it would be a great foot in the door with the company of my dreams. After I graduated I had to hustle for an interview and even then the marketing manager didn't think my experience was relevant enough for an entry level position even though I had worked for the company longer than him and I had a degree in marketing... After a while I just felt underappreciated (and realized I was being underpaid) and left.
