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Pros
"Good pay; Great People; Amazing Mission - this is a really great company to work for if you love Elon this is the place for you" (in 100 reviews)
"mission-driven, collaborative culture, great people who truly want to do the right thing" (in 95 reviews)
Cons
"No work/life balance, poor training" (in 103 reviews)
"Sometime long hours but to be the best have to put in time" (in 77 reviews)
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"East coast BEAST COAST"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Panel pay and the people are great to work with. Loved every minute of it and wish I could stay
Cons
Snow and very steep roofs. Dealing with snow and ice on the roofs wasn’t pleasant. Glorified snow shoveling pro, makes you a beast tho
Advice to Management
NA
SolarCity 2018-03-28 09:12 PDT![SolarCity Logo]()
"Part time warehouse help"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarCity part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Renewable industry, no micro-management, organized logistics
Cons
Safety meetings were pencil-whipped and people in field got hurt because of it.
Advice to Management
More frequent feedback
SolarCity 2019-03-13 04:30 PDT![SolarCity Logo]()
"Great Company to begin a solar career"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at SolarCity full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Big name recognition
Salary plus commissions
Lots of leads and appointments
Company Car
Heath Benefits
Weekly sales training meetingsCons
Constant revolving door of new hires
Lots of hoursSolarCity 2019-03-18 14:06 PDT![SolarCity Logo]()
"Bias"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Company car, fuel card and laptop
Cons
Bias, numbers driven not quality oriented
Advice to Management
Stop micro managing
SolarCity 2019-03-09 04:39 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"Designed for burnout"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at SolarCity full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Not a bad if you can hustle, cut the right corners, and your aspirations are to stay a surveyor, or become a manager.
Cons
No option for less than 12 hours days. Frequent 16 hour days. Overtime doesn't happen until a weekly max hits. Hourly is very low. All your money comes from bonuses. No bonus for quality work. No incentive for innovation.
SolarCity 2019-03-03 18:53 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"SolarCity"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time
Pros
Young team leadership and startup mentality with manufacturing focus in Silicon Valley.
Cons
I was looking for an intensive research and development (R&D) environment; ultimately market factors meant that manufacturing took precedence over R&D and engineering.
SolarCity 2019-03-02 08:10 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"A great mission with great people"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity (More than 5 years)
Pros
The people were outstanding and the mission really mattered. We had a huge impact on how energy is generated in the US.
Cons
Lots of growing pains and uncertainty.
SolarCity 2019-01-25 16:13 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"Good company, fast paced"
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I worked at SolarCity full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people and a great environment
Cons
Hectic days and unpredictable schedule
SolarCity 2019-01-29 20:23 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"Good Managerial Support"
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Working for a good cause and also help to educate the consumers about solar while helping the homeowners to lower the energy costs
Cons
There aren’t any that I can think of.
SolarCity 2018-12-19 12:48 PST![SolarCity Logo]()
"Permit Coordinator"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at SolarCity full-time
Pros
Working in a very active and unpredictable market
Cons
Layoffs and office shut downs if government utilities place a net on amount of solar they'll allow to be generated
SolarCity 2018-12-05 01:30 PST
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