Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,952 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,952 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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12K reviews
4.0
Aug 15, 2015

Good fun

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The culture amongst the employees is fantastic. People exude passion in most areas of the business. Everyone is approachable and makes an effort to work together. It's easy to take responsibility for a task and get buy in from the wider team.

Cons

Most have not been at Tesla Very long. Compensation does not seem competitive. Expectation is that you are always on call. Employee time is considered dispensable and often long working hours is expected.

1.0
Mar 23, 2015

Manager, Finance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great CFO, great product, cereal, pretzels, popcorn, no more pros really but I have glass door is forcing me to write 20 words.

Cons

Unrealistic expectations, no compassion, management doesn't listen, they work you to death

1.0
Oct 4, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible benefits for a price.

Cons

If you love life, do not work here! There's no such thing as work/life balance. 10-12 hours, 5-6 days a week. If you dare to only work your scheduled 8 hour shift, supervisor and leads will add more to your plate, making it impossible to complete all your daily duties within an 8 hour span. They ask you to forfeit your days off to work overtime and if you dare decline, they will intimidate you and make you feel guilty in front of your coworkers. 30 minute rest periods are misleading because it takes 5-10 minutes alone to walk to the break room and another 5-10 minutes to walk back to your work area, so in reality, you have 10 minutes to sit down and eat your food. Parking is horrible. It takes 20-30 minutes to find a parking spot. So be sure to show up at the factory an hour before your shift starts or they'll fire you for being late. The company doesn't drug test which makes me believe that's the people I deal with who have "sniffles" and a high amount of energy on a daily basis do not have a cold. There are some people who wear an excessive amount of cologne with a hint of a "skunk's" smell but I doubt they were sprayed by a skunk moments before clocking in.

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