If you are thinking about working in the showroom at Tesla Motors, you must understand that the cons will outweigh the pros, majority of the time. It's exciting to be a part of Tesla Motors at first, because who doesn't want to work for Tesla Motors right?
There are many cons to consider when working in the sales/retail line of Tesla Motors. This isn't just my perspective, simply Google Tesla Motor's employee retention rate and let the numbers speak for itself. First of, there is zero work life balance. Part time employees work 35-40 hours a week without health benefits. Time slots between October-December Floating Time Off and Paid Time off are blocked off, causing additional stress for employees who have families from out of the states/country, or want to utilize their Floating Time Off before it restarts at the beginning of the year.
Some managers are hired from the retail industry without any expertise in car sales which causes the team to sink because their answer to every team member's question is "I don't know." Not only do they not know the answer to a problem, they also fail to obtain additional phone/email contacts of skilled professionals who can help answer difficult leasing and financing questions for their team. Long story short, there is no leadership and guidance. In other words, employees are not equipped with the right tools to set them up for success, even if they take it upon themselves to learn from outside sources.
Lastly, if you've been at Tesla Motors for a while (1+ year), you'll start noticing that rarely, does anyone get promoted from within. I've seen many people who were "promised" a promotion for their hard work and seniority within the company, but sadly, every single hire for that same non-entry level position would get hired from outside. The most mind blowing aspect of HR and upper management recruitment is the fact that the new hires for the non-entry level automotive sales position fail to posses ANY prior automotive experience, neither do they have expertise on how Model S or Model X functions.
If you want growth and leadership, I'm sure positions in Northern California will be a better opportunity within Tesla.
