Pros
The vision was great in 2013, and still kind of is. The cars are fun to drive, there’s bright dedicated people, and the swag looks good. Tesla looks great on a resume, and will definitely serve as a stepping stone. Coolness factor perception from the outside is pretty nice. You can be very proud of the products during launch days. The cars are just downright cool.
Cons
The culture is a facade. The bright dedicated people I mentioned are taking better offers. The company/stock is always on the brink of collapse. Elon overpromises and it’s looked down upon if you’re not doing 10-12 hours a day with weekends to fulfill those promises. Working at tesla for 3.5 years is like 5 years in equivalent hours. No organized standard interview procedures. Production and everyone else dislike and avoid each other like the plague. Elitist attitudes from anyone not in production. Production does have large numbers of unskilled unprofessional workers, but engineers still need a lot of design for manufacturing training. The divide is unwarranted since almost everyone is green. The experienced almost always leave. Its top down leadership, and VPs really do think they’re better than everyone. Terrible attitudes of coworkers are left free to act out. In house Prototyping Shop has had a mass exodus of CNC programmers resign. The entire original team is gone. Btw lower than industry standard pay, small stock amounts, no food, and no matching 401k.
