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    Updated 9 May 2019

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    Found 2333 reviews

    3.2
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    52%
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    77%
    Approve of CEO
    SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive
    Lyndon Rive
    1606 Ratings
    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)

    • "Sometimes you work late or long hours to accommodate customer schedules" (in 77 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "interesting job, you learn a lot"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Melbourne
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at SolarCity full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Team work, co-operative staff, interesting KPI'S

      Cons

      too much of work load

      Advice to Management

      should hire more staff

      SolarCity2017-11-29

    2. "Strong sales culture"

      StarStarStarStarStar
        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Neutral Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I worked at SolarCity full-time

        Pros

        Incentives are in line with overall goal of increasing gross sales

        Cons

        Lack of senior management guidance

        SolarCity2019-04-22
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      • "FES review"

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        Former Employee - Field Energy Specialist in Hawthorne, CA
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I worked at SolarCity part-time (Less than a year)

        Pros

        -Base pay + Commission -Flexible work hours and work schedule -Camaraderie between sales team

        Cons

        -Low pay -Turnover rate is high -Scarce bonuses

        Advice to Management

        Care more for their people.

        SolarCity2019-05-01

      • "Decent Job"

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        Former Employee - Solar Representative 

        I worked at SolarCity full-time (Less than a year)

        Pros

        Decent compensation for appointments made, completely controllable as commission.

        Cons

        Repetitive hours in retail environment was taxing.

        SolarCity2019-04-11

      • "Worst management"

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        Former Employee - Installer in Fresno, CA
        Doesn't Recommend
        Negative Outlook

        I worked at SolarCity full-time for more than a year

        Pros

        No pros other than decent pay

        Cons

        Lots of cons and over worked it’s employees

        Advice to Management

        Get new management

        SolarCity2019-05-10

      • "The good old days"

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        Former Employee - Field Energy Consultant in Orlando, FL
        Doesn't Recommend
        Neutral Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at SolarCity full-time (Less than a year)

        Pros

        Working there was great before they were bought up and transitioned over.

        Cons

        Now they seem to have massive layoffs and no stability.

        Advice to Management

        You guys are doing great!

        SolarCity2019-03-20

      • "Worst ever so sad"

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        Former Employee - Project Manager 
        Doesn't Recommend
        Negative Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I worked at SolarCity full-time

        Pros

        The environment/ green job, the rest was a disaster

        Cons

        Everything , they had everything going for them rive had no business being a ceo

        Advice to Management

        None you’re done ✅

        SolarCity2019-04-23

      • "Part time warehouse help"

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        Former Employee - Stock Clerk in Cranbury, NJ
        Recommends
        Negative Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I worked at SolarCity part-time for 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

        SolarCity2019-03-13

      • "Great Company to begin a solar career"

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          Former Employee - Sales Representative in Santa Ana, CA

          I worked at SolarCity full-time for more than a year

          Pros

          Big name recognition Salary plus commissions Lots of leads and appointments Company Car Heath Benefits Weekly sales training meetings

          Cons

          Constant revolving door of new hires Lots of hours

          SolarCity2019-03-18

        • "Bias"

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          Former Employee - Field Energy Consultant in Beltsville, MD
          Doesn't Recommend
          Negative Outlook
          No Opinion of CEO

          I worked at SolarCity full-time for more than a year

          Pros

          Company car, fuel card and laptop

          Cons

          Bias, numbers driven not quality oriented

          Advice to Management

          Stop micro managing

          SolarCity2019-03-09
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