Tesla reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,997 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 11,997 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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1.0
Feb 3, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro is that employees are given lots of opportunity because they are given lots of fast paced work

Cons

Pay is not competitive for the area. Little to no work life balance. Employees are expected to work 10-12 hours daily and are typically doing the job of 2-3 people. A global director said himself that people should be expected to answer emails until 8pm. The culture supports overworking and quickly leads to burnout. Very obvious that it’s a “you should just be happy to be here” culture. Unlimited PTO is a joke because the culture doesn’t actually support time off from work. Many people don’t take vacation all year because they are too busy.

1.0
Feb 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ extremely knowledgeable colleagues + you will learn more in a short time than you ever learned before + high pace, a lot gets done in a short time

Cons

- 70-80 hours weekly on a constant basis - extremely toxic management style. Promotion to a manager is usually a path for the toxic person on the team who has been there the longest and has no regard to actual qualification for being a good manager - no such thing as self-development or growth - unlimited vacation means no vacation - if you won't experience illegal treatment yourself, I guarantee you will see your colleagues being treated that way - if this is something you can't stomach, this company is not for you - unsustainable long term

1.0
Sep 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing, this job truly sucked and management was petty and really sucked.

Cons

First of all, they say they’re urgently hiring but then fire people for no good reason. Also you better not have any emergencies, stuff come up, sickness, or anything. They’ll fire you. Their solar panels suck. All the calls that I got at the job were that customers are very unhappy with their solar system. The solar panels, power walls, and their whole solar system gives customers so many issues. So many roof leaks, damages, and lots of customers pay out of pocket. This system is a waste of money. Tesla is ridiculous for letting people go especially when they get back to back calls. They want to complain how no one gets time in between calls, then maybe you should hold on to your employees. The company’s thought process is horrible, the workers get treated like dirt. If a customer is yelling at you and threatening you, they tell you can’t transfer them to a manager. They trained us to say that managers aren’t available ever, but the managers are just lazy pieces of crud. If you’re working for them good luck getting answers to your questions in a timely manner. They’ll tell you they’ll give you some plenty of training but then they magically shorten training and you’re never prepared. In fact we didn’t even get our required equipment they’re supposed to provide on time. This company makes me sick.

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