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Updated May 21, 2020
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Lyndon Rive
1,611 Ratings
Pros
"Great company other than they laid off all san Diego county" (in 101 reviews)
"Great place great people and atmosphere" (in 96 reviews)
Cons
"No work/life balance, poor training" (in 103 reviews)
"long hours, but aside from that not bad" (in 77 reviews)
"Good but not so good company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time
Pros
Great company other than they laid off all san Diego county
Cons
Laid off all San Diego county
"Good pay, bad ethics"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at SolarCity full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great benefits, good pay, fair scheduling
Cons
Blind management focused purely on numbers. Misleading customers into a sub quality product. This company sells long term loans and does it in a sneaky way.
Continue reading"It was a good run while it lasted"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time
Pros
Provided opportunities for upward mobility. Leadership development. Healthcare benefits.
Cons
Lead generation was inconsistent. Leadership support was undesirable.
"Probably not the future of solar"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for less than a year
Pros
Independence is great and there can be some nice perks.
Cons
The company culture was a bit shady in the sales department.
Continue reading"It's okay"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good people, decent pay and good incentives
Cons
Management pressures you to do things even they can't
"Could a would a"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for more than a year
Pros
Green Energy company that could be
Cons
Not a realistic business model
"Great Culture And a Great Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Amazing leadership and great coworkers made it a great experience working for SolarCity
Cons
Hours and sometimes micro management
Continue reading"Really believed in the mission and leadership"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for more than a year
Pros
Everyone believed, strong sense of purpose. Quick moving and technology in house was top notch.
Cons
Once leadership changed at the sales level, focus shifted, priorities shifted. Its an issue of scale that all large companies must deal with.
Continue reading"Misleading"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at SolarCity full-time for less than a year
Pros
Its casual. You interact with lots of different people
Cons
Your only real advancement is door-to-door sales
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"We all should have seen this coming."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarCity full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Mission Driven Company, working on clean energy
Cons
Naive leadership susceptible to con-artists and blindspots common when boards and executive teams are homogenous.
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