Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,952 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 11,952 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
1.0
Oct 28, 2023

Bullied, Exploited, Fired

Recommend
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Pros

Interesting problems to work on and environment

Cons

Toxic culture, I was bullied out of the company by my manager because he felt threatened by me doing good work. Illegitimate termination of employment. Poor coding standards Extremely long commute even with car Disastrous HR department which doesn’t respond to requests Pathetic salary

2.0
Oct 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Telling people you work at Tesla - Your colleagues - Driving the cars from time to time

Cons

- The glamour of working at Tesla wears off quickly. Don't be naive about working for such a volatile company, it might not be what you expect. - Very little compensation for working hard and exceeding targets. Approx. $35 if you sell a $200,000 car. Salary was about $52,000 per year. So it's okay but there's also an expectation that you'll work outside of hours. I saw some employee's working 80+ hour weeks. - Very little progression. New positions often given to new hires vs people who have been there for years and proved themselves - Extremely high employee turnover. Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy. In addition, company restructures and cost cutting meant collections of people were being fired every 6 months. - Managers and HR very inexperienced which leads to frustrated teams, a lack of employee support and toxic work environments. - Often felt like a popularity contest. Poorly performing employee's often promoted because they were likeable and "funny". - Cold calling and cold selling was a huge part of the role. If you don't like cold calling people, I would advise you reconsider being a product specialist or owner advisor.

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