SolarCity Employer Reviews

Working for Solarcity provides you with days full of challenges and success. People are hardworking, dedicated, fun and supportive.

SolarCity is very strict about their quotas which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but don't expect management to stand up for you from higher ups or for human resources to not sneak behind your back. At my first month I was still ramping up and wasn't at quota but I asked for coaching but they just decided to "let me go" instead. Then the director of – more... Human Resources may tell you that they don't legally have to give you your last paycheck. – less

good company to work for. Company is growing everyday. Their hiring everyday.

good company to work for. Company is growing everyday. Their hiring everyday.

you must find, develop, and nurture ALL leads. company does not provide leads, marketing support, or ongoing business dev. support.

managers are difficult to communicate with. this is a sales driven company where the bottom line is everything. if you have a family they will suffer your absence. very poor work/life balance, hours are very long, i often – more... worked 7 days a week from early morning to late evening.

very poor communication internally. lack of good compensation particularly with commissions based selling. salary is only 35k/yr plus commissions. commissions on each job are largely determined by ability to sell. you can adjust pricing but it directly and significantly affects your commissions. in other words. to compete price wise YOU pay the price.

customers frustrated with very long installation time line--typically 6 months. competitors in my area are installing in usually 2 months or faster.

you must meet sales quotas or you will be terminated. min. sales quota is 7 pv jobs per month, and 4 energy evaluations sold per month. energy evaluations are simply a way to drive sales of home heating, cooling, hot water, insulation etc. services which are very expensive.

install crews are often made up of newbies to solar and don't know what they are doing.

company is now publicly traded so investors and dividends are the top priority. i fear that customers will pay the price for this as focus is now on making money. they talk a good game and make it sound like they are in solar for a greater purpose but that is just not the case.

sales people know very little about solar--they know most about sales. easily stumped by technical questions which lends a 'cheapness' and 'used care salesmen' like vibe to the whole thing. – less

SolarCity is a fast growing company that is constantly making strides in solar installations and energy efficiency.

To some degree I believe life and everything is what you make it.

I have a good group of people in my office and the managers are accessible.

The compensation for anything but managers is not market or good.

decent company to work for...not nearly as nice as the culture and value hype they give.

Generally, you will stay busy with work here.

I was the lowest on the totem poll, but I was responsible for a lot of tasks that were out of my job description. Not paid enough for the work I was responsible for.

I work hard everyday and go home tired, thats what I enjoy about this job!