First Solar Reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(682 total reviews)
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Mark Widmar

86% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

First Solar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 682 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Solar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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682 reviews
3.0
Apr 19, 2022

jobs

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good better best always there

Cons

nothing much to wrote so

5.0
May 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

friendly environment good salary good benefits dental benefits vision benefits

Cons

no smoking overtime every day work under pressure

3.0
Jul 12, 2019

Good US manufacturer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

focus on US market, more of a module manufacturing company than a full-service solar company

Cons

poor demand planning and several layoffs on an ongoing basis, especially in EPC

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