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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

Is this your company?

Great for customers, horrible for employees - Anonymous employee SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
12 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Outstanding product and business model - best in the industry, soon to be manufactured in the USA. Practically giving it away, as the product and service costs less than most utility company bills.

Cons

SolarCity is no different than any other corporation. In-fighting is embarrassing. OneTeamOneDream is preached, not practiced. Territorial wars emulate the maturity and emotional capacity of toddlers, making it difficult to take management at any level seriously. Efforts to communicate and help are ignored and dismissed. This company wants numbers. Managerial qualifications are based solely on sales, rather than actual managerial experience or competency. If Michael Scott was real, SolarCity would hire him. Profitability is important, but SolarCity's unending lust for sales cannot be satisfied. No amount of success is acceptable. One minute they boast of unprecedented sales exceeding all expectations, then the next they are hammering on reps to sell more! Extra push! Grow! Hit record numbers! All under threat of termination. IT is unresponsive. They allow warehouse offices outside headquarters to flounder with production-impeding technical issues for months. If a local office suggests a solution, it goes ignored. If an attempt to implement said solution is put in motion, it is overridden. Next thing you know corporate ships cheap, consumer-grade IT products to the office without explanation.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
22 Mar 2016
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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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