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SolarCity

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Energy Consultant - Field Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

3.0
Feb 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Mission-Driven company- We are there for the right reasons, to help people transition toward sustainable energy Flexibility- When you're not busy running appointments, you can have breaks or lunch with no one checking up on you. You can block out your time on the calendar if you want to take a couple days off. Sales Training- Immersive sales training, best in the industry, will have you an Solar Energy expert in no time. Team- Very collaborative and supportive.

Cons

High Turnover- Most people will not last over 6 months due to not meeting exceeding higher sales quotas, poor work/life balance. Unrealistic expectations- Never good enough, set high quota to meet and then customers get lost in the pipeline. High roof disaqualification, due to SolarCity's unique mounting tech and warranties. Managers will sell you on the dream of earning 6 figures income, but most if not all does not get to that point. Only sales veteran that been working over 3 years with a huge book of business may achieve it. No job security. One month your the best, the next month, things slow down, you can be in the probation to get terminated. Managers will tell you that they will have your back but when HR calling, they have no authority whatsoever, Ever-changing, always hiring new folks but never really invest in the current employees, led to low moral.

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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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