Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,995 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,995 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
Jul 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow Production associates and leads are excellent!

Cons

Management team is the worst I have ever encountered. I worked for Burger King when I was sixteen and thought, I would never see management as bad as they where, again in my career, and I was correct for over 30 years, until I started working for Tesla! Top 10 Total disregard for assembly associates! Total lack of communication! Management guidance non-existent The production line downtime is 4 to 6 hours per shift. no fail-safes to keep the line moving Upper Management is horrible at planning or executing! Massive amounts of overtime, and still can't come close to achieving production goals! Thousands of non-essential employee's that are not necessary! Millions spent on projects that are abandoned! Walking the production floor, its more like a cell block at San Quintin then a electronic car company!

2.0
Jul 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If your personal goals and ideologies are aligned with the company, you will work harder than you could have ever imagined and learn just how high you can fly. The products are incredible, the execution is mostly inspiring, and you'll get to work with a lot of talented and interesting people.

Cons

There is a rampant disregard for employees' personal lives; you are a wheel in a cog. The company has so much positive brand equity that middle-management will always consider you replaceable.

5.0
Jul 20, 2016

Quick Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary and clear high-level goals Feels like you're contributing to something "huge" Flexible work hours Employees, for the most part, are truly excited about what they're doing Awesome tech- scrappiness and innovation are encouraged Very minimal bureaucracy Free drinks

Cons

Stressful Poor work/life balance Compensation is good but not on the caliber of other tech-like companies Occasionally it seems there are "A" players missing Sometimes the stress can get to people's attitudes in a negative manner Leave your ego at the door No more free cereal, too bad!

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