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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

Is this your company?

Eh. - Field Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

3.0
6 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I met great people working there. I gained valuable project management, time management, and sales skills including objection handling.

Cons

The turnover rate seems to be high, and for obvious reasons. To be successful, you really do need to work more often than youre not working. There was little help from management when I was put on a performance plan. Unless you really have a knack for sales and can handle repeated rejection at time, I would not recommend working here. Other relevant info: The benefits are very expensive ($2700 deductible for a single person) No tuition reimbursement No quota relief for taking vacation No 401k company match Way too many factors that can get in the way after you close a sale that are out of your control that gets the job cancelled (roof disqualified, customer disappears/stops answering phone calls, someone doing paperwork drops the ball and customer cancels) I personally struggled with selling the benefits of the company when other companies offer very similar benefits and can save the customer way more money than SolarCity

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
22 Mar 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Just to quantify my review a bit, I am within the top 10% of inside sales reps within our 12,000 person company. It is a great place to work and people doing well ARE able to make good money here. The executive team ALWAYS has a platform for reps to help make SolarCity a better place every quarter. They involve the top 20 reps each quarter in various ways to help their peers through an interactive group called Team Elite. Executives, VP's, Directors, and Managers are always willing to help and go to bat when there are issues with things that need to be fixed. The direction of the company is consistent and although the company is large, decision makers work as hard as possible to steer the big ship quickly when necessary.

Cons

Knee jerk reactions with decision making at a director level create issues from time to time. Culture has had its ups and downs due to HUGE growth last year and subsequent high attrition rates.

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