Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,939 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 11,939 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
1.0
May 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working on exciting products Lots of responsibility Fast paced

Cons

Underpaid Overworked Poor Management Complete Chaos Unable to supply appropriate infrastructure to get the job done Working with sometimes incompetent and not dedicated co-workers Little to no career advancement opportunities - despite promise Not able to work on what you are good at or enjoy Not enough resources to get the job done well

3.0
Sep 19, 2014

4+ years of my life and counting

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The chance to contribute to something truly great. Stock options and decent health benefits. Growth potential as the company expands into new locations.

Cons

Ridiculously Long hours. Reactive approach to virtually all aspects of business. Il-conceived processes and policies. Inexperienced staff at every level. Lack of training and guidance. Executive and senior management is unrealistic in the expectations and execution of unattainable and unsustainable process and policy. The culture the company was founded on has eroded to cut throat unfocused corporate red tape that is completely disconnected with reality. Poor production and manufacturing standards and execution. Quantity over quality mentality in production. Work life balance is disproportionate heavily favoring the work. Annual reviews are not performed in a timely basis.

1.0
Sep 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1). 11 months job after I was layoff at GM. 2). Enjoy the beautiful silicon valley

Cons

1). Due to trouble at Detroit, they treat everyone from big three as muppet, they don't respect your experience, knowledge, especially these critical expertise to ensure product reliability. 2). They truely think they can start a new auto company out of silicon valley, yet they are now running out of money and way behind schedule 3). They have no idea what is necessary to ensure the car can last 8-10 years, several incidents where the car failed miserably!

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