Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,943 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,943 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Mar 30, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing much to shine here.

Cons

You will work in an office which is almost like a garbage (More chicken in small coops) Management doesn't care about their employees. Just use you before the end of quarter and then fire you. Unlimited Office Politics.

1.0
Jun 13, 2018

Energy Advisor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to tell people you work for tesla

Cons

DO NOT WORK HERE! Even if you exceed your sales quotas, there is ZERO job security. The company is constantly changing and there is little to no communication during that process. Executives will literally call you in to the office, mid work day, and "restructure" the company firing entire regions similar to Thanos snapping his fingers. I was with the company for almost 2 years, during which, I sacrificed my relationship and personal life to "accelerate the transition to sustainable energy". I received a promotion and made it through a regional cut. In 18 months of working in sales I exceeded quota every single month. Yesterday 6/12/18, a meeting popped up on my outlook calendar at 4am for a late afternoon meeting. Went out about my day and even sold two jobs. Then at the zoom teleconference they play a recorded message that everyone is fired effective immediately. There is no respect for employee livelihood. Tesla on the outside looks like this millennial mecca where you can have a career where you love what you do and make money doing it, however, on the inside its all politics and backstabbing. Avoid working here unless you want to get paid a bare bones (30K) salary while working 60+ hours a week and have no idea if you will be with the company 3 months from now.

2.0
Jan 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition. The public is in awe that you work there if they see you with the badge and/or uniform on. Almost 100% health care paid. The plans are almost paid entirely by Tesla. Most plans cost $2 to $20 out of pocket,depending on which one you select. Free soda,coffee,hot chocolate,cereal,milk. They pay is not as bad as some others would have you believe. It is more than enough to get by on if you are smart with your money. Stock plan. Depending on performance reviews, you can get your hands on some stock, or if you can buy a discounted stock from the company.

Cons

The hours. You will have no life, zero, none. If you like living at work, then this is the job for you. Since I have been at this job, it has been my life. No time for friends, only work from early mornings up until end of shift, only to do it six times a week on repeat. Mandatory Saturdays. You would think that they would have more than enough help, but that is not the case. So,you are expected to give up one of your days off usually three times a month, and go in on Saturday. That's right, only off on Sunday. On top of the already 50+ hour work week, you don't usually get but 5 days off per month. And, if you can't work on a mandatory Saturday, which is supposed to be your day off anyways, they make you use PTO for it. Good luck having any PTO left to enjoy. Speaking of PTO, there are no sick days or sick pay in this company.That too, comes out of your PTO balance. All of the growing pains of a startup company. Everyone from the Management down seems to have their head up their rear. Processes not followed. Rules not enforced. No accountability or regulations that a normal large company would follow. The inmates are running the asylum. Warehouses running out of room. Safety hazards all around from pallets stacked overly high to cluttered aisles. Pretty sure that you cannot fit a million square feet of parts into 100,000 square feet of room, but it is being attempted here. Are we that cheap to afford space, or does Elon not know what is going on in Service, due to a bevy of yes men? In short, do not work here unless you want to give up all of your free time for a company that does not appreciate it, will not recognize you, and expect you to give up what should be your regular days off at any other job.

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