Do not trap your self here - Engineer First Solar Employee Review

1.0
28 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Low work load No scientific/ fundamental understand needed. If you are someone who has no motivation and just want to take a paycheck home - THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! Yes, company has money but only because of the first movers advantage. Advantage is fading rapidly.

Cons

Low pay - salary may look good at start but you won’t get much raises so it will soon become negative in a couple of years Thick/rife politics - you will only be promoted if you are ready to get a brown nose. (This goes from sr vp all the way to a low level manager) Merit doesn’t matter! Nickel and dime every thing , absolutely everything - most of the things are not even worth mentioning. Company is very short sighted, changes plans and direction every single day. The management calls it “being agile”... well, it’s clear the company have no vision. Very poor internal promotion structure - as mentioned, if you are not a “YES” man, you won’t do good here. I have worked here for 6 yrs and recently, a high level director with backbone left the company because the management wanted him to be spineless - company is loosing a lot of employees and has very high attrition rate because of management dishonesty (tell you one thing and do opposite) Unfortunately, I still work here because this area doesn’t have any jobs - I have kids who will soon be out of school and I will be out of this trap.. until then, I will have to just suck it up (lots of ppl here who do the same and have no motivation to work- their motivation has been killed by the level of management) Not an innovative work environment.

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First Solar Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am very sorry to hear that you experience has not been meeting your expectations. We value your feedback and would appreciate the opportunity to further discuss and try to resolve your concerns. Please email jobs@firstsolar.com and we can set something up. Thank you.

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Great culture and opportunities for growth. I feel encouraged to speak up if I have a way to improve a process.

Cons

Room to enhance internal communication processes as company grows.

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First Solar Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience as a current member of the Finance team. We're glad to hear that you value our culture, growth opportunities, and the encouragement to speak up and improve processes. We also appreciate your note on strengthening internal communication as we continue to grow. Feedback like this helps guide our ongoing improvements. If you’d like to share additional thoughts, we welcome you to reach out at jobs@firstsolar.com.
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Cons

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First Solar Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you value our cutting-edge technology and fast-paced work environment. Both are key to how we continue to innovate and grow. We also appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on the broader associate experience. Feedback like this helps inform how we continue to evolve and remain competitive across our industry. If you’d like to share additional insights, we encourage you to connect with us at jobs@firstsolar.com.
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