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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Do Not Work There - Team Lead Sales Representative SolarCity Employee Review

2.0
Mar 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There used to be pros working there. The idea of helping people with cheaper electricity is a great thing. That's it.

Cons

Horrible career path. 401k but NO match of any kind. They talk of stock options but it's extremely small and a joke. Especially when SC stock is getting destroyed. Best place to work in Sac was won because they force you to say nothing but positive reviews. The new hire pay is a joke. The recent morale in the building is absolutely awful. It used to be a fu place to work. Leads are awful. Just awful. Didn't used to be. Expect to make $40-$50k max, if you're lucky. DO NOT LEAVE A CAREER JOB FOR THE BS KOOAIDE HYPE. If you have no job then so be it. The micro management is horrendous. Again, didn't used to be. They have fired on average 30 people a month over the last 4 months. I worked there for 2 years. Was good for 1 year then it went to crap. Wall Street destroyed SC because they do not make money. I could go on and on but I won't. If you decide to work there, only take the field rep job where you go the the customers home. Great product, warranty, service but they could care less about YOU. It's bad people. I just hope they figure it out soon. The people are great and they all want the same thing but it's not happening and it won't. The next earnings report is about to come out. Expect a huge layoff after that. They've already kinda being doing it but firing people instead because that's a lot cheaper than laying severance pay. Again, if you have a long good career with an Ok company... Don't by the false hype and stay where you are out look elsewhere. 401k a joke. Stock options - joke. No pension.

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 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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