Dangerous work for decent pay - Solar Installer Sunrun Employee Review

3.0
May 21, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-The comradery amongst the guys you work with is definitely one of the pros. -The pay is good for entry level. -The amount of benefits that is offered from day one is also pretty good.

Cons

-Spending all day working outside and on top of roofs is hard work (especially on steeper pitches). -Can be super dangerous if you or those around you who are in charge don't know what they're doing. -Lack of communication from managers to foreman (which is only a select few) happens quite often and its very annoying. -Having some programs/benefits taken away due to budget cuts. -Every crew has their "own way" of getting the job done, which is off putting when you try to work and collaborate with others. There's no consistent way of installing and getting the job done. -Having hours cut because of either "Weather conditions", "unsafe work conditions (damaged roof, little to no room to access roof safely, etc.)", or delaying the time the job gets started on because of materials arriving late to job site, which happens quite frequently.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility In Terms Of Taking Time Off, clocking in/out Great Base Salary, Especially For A Sales Job Friendly Manager and Team

Cons

Poor Communication Lengthy Unnecessary Training Unrealistic Sales Goals No Employment Guarantees They started cutting hours when sales quota wasn't met

1.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay per hour isn’t bad and you just kind of walk around the store and no one from the company will really check up on you besides whoever else is scheduled with you

Cons

Such a disorganized company. The stores you get sent too is based on your address I had put a different home address for personal reasons and explained I actually lived somewhere else said they’d made accommodations, they lied and didn’t even though they could’ve. They change their standards whenever they want I got fired because of a requirement they changed mid employment, I was making the requirements that was told to me when I first got hired but after a month they decided to change it and let me go the same day because I “wasn’t meeting that requirement” when it literally was just made up. So many pointless meetings everyday where they just repeat the same stuff everyday. The only successful people at this position are people who constantly harass customers in the store and so many people would get banned from certain stores due to complaints but the company will not punish them or anything if anything they almost encourage this behavior. Do not work for this company they’re a scam. They say they offer a “rate reduction” program to homeowners but it isn’t, they just want to get people trapped in a long contract for years that they just keep raising prices. They are not an honest company. The hours are terrible it is mandatory that you work every weekend and they make it a huge deal if you try to take it out saying you can get written up for it.

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