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SolarCity

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Inside Energy Consultant - Inside Energy Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

3.0
24 Feb 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The workers all have a common goal to help the environment. You can work a lot of overtime if you want. I started in 2014 as a outbound lead generator, transferring leads to consultants. I was quickly promoted in March of 2015 to a consultant and by end of 2016 was a senior consultant. I left with a lot of experience and great friends.

Cons

2015 was amazing and I thought I would have a career with SolarCity forever. Every month we were hiring 10-20 people, we got so large we needed a shuttle system. Month after month things continued to improve and get better. 2016 (disaster begins) I never thought it would happen but it did. We started downsizing to improve COA. I watched more than half the sales floor be walked out by the end of the year. Shuttle system disappeared. We had changes that made our jobs less worth it. We got a terrible phone system, less referral money for our customers, more rules, micromanaging, free snacks turned to vending machines, they stripped job titles, they restructured our commission so everyone had the same commission tiers wether you were on your first day of tenth year, whether you are terrible at sales or amazing. A new higher up came at the end of 2016 with the Tesla Merger named Toby. He took away all control from managers, directors, VPs, ect... He pushed out everyone who poured their blood, sweat, and tears into SolarCity. I left early 2017 after hearing enough false promises. I am so glad I had the opportunity and so sad it turned out the way it did. I just couldn't bear seeing the continuous spiral of doom any longer.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
22 Mar 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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