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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

Is this your company?

Not the best, not the worst...Not for top producers. - Inside Sales Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

2.0
2 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun environment Good BBQ A ton of events

Cons

You can not move up based on your production and dedication, its all about favoritism and who you know. Directors higher friends for management positions even if they have not earned them. Top producers don't make that much and the pay gets cut every year. Long hours to take home 70-80k and i mean 11+ a day. Mid management are the laziest bunch of people in the company, with the highest salaries. (not all of them are bad, but most are, because they don't have to earn the position) You will be sold a dream in the interview but you will find the reality soon enough. If you are new to sales and you are ok with taking home a net of 2.5k -4k a month then this is the place for you. If you are a top sales person stay far away. If you are making more than 7k a month stay where you are. If you know a director in inside sales then it is cake. Managers make a good amount of money. They tell top sales reps that they have plenty of opportunities open to get you to take the pay cut. 90 days later you see people come in for 30 days and take the position you were promised. This is especially true in inside sales in Granite Bay. There are so many managers that don't know what the hell they are doing but are collecting big checks. They facebook and youtube instead of getting their workers paid. They don't have a clue what they are doing there. Better management is a must. Not to mention SolarCity will pay you for bringing people on board so the managers hire their friends and the qualified people don't make it. Huge turnover! SolarCity is about 60 days away from loosing a lot of it's top sales people. They are also moving into a call center model like Verizon. They say they want top talent but they don't want to pay for top talent. If i would have know this i would have not jumped on board. I don't hate the company or the employees. It is a fun place to work don't get me wrong. But as a top producer, I am looking elsewhere.

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CEO approval
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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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