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SolarCity

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Great first job...but many challenges - PV Designer II SolarCity Employee Review

3.0
May 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great first job out of college - Fast paced work environment teaches you a lot about PV Design Enginering in a short time - Relaxed culture (flexible hours and casual dress code) and great co-workers - Feels good to work for a company focused on clean energy

Cons

- Bonus structure encourages shabby work and cutthroat competition in the name of speed - Not easy to advance to higher level design positions - They don't pay you enough for how hard they work you - Unstable position, frequent downsizes and stringent performance evaluations if you start to slow down

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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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