Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,993 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,993 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
4.0
Jul 19, 2016

Product Specialist

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Pros

You can drive a Tesla! They pay really well for a PT position.

Cons

I didn't get to transfer with the company to my new home.

1.0
Jul 19, 2016
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Pros

It can be fun to drive engineering prototypes.

Cons

Extremely high pressure environment, unrealistic deadlines and long hours (9-6:30 every weekday + an expectation to drive engineering cars on weekends and file bug reports) led to a complete burnout and mental breakdown for me. More than one engineer left my team every month on average.

5.0
Jul 18, 2016
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Pros

1) Company Mission- The appeal of the Tesla mission is alluring to most people and most employees genuinely care about achieving the goals of sustainable transport and energy. 2) Supportive Management- One thing I particularly want to highlight is that management truly listens to and respects your opinion no matter how junior or senior you are. Going over your manager is almost expected if that is the best/quickest way forward. Goals are determined collaboratively and you are mostly left to your own to achieve the solution. Manager helps in getting resources or giving direction as required and periodic checks on progress help keep you on track. Successes are duly recognized and rewarded but the important thing here is that failure does not make you an outcast. The only expectation is conscientiousness and thoughtful actions. 3) Driven Team- You know you have made it to the top as an engineer if you manage to get hired at Tesla. Team mates are extremely competent/driven individuals and easy to work with. The general theme is that the team rises or falls together. I have seen this attitude at work in several cross functional projects. Team mates celebrate together on special occasions and volunteer to help each other when needed. 4) Good pay and excellent health coverage- Pay is decent but by no means the highest in the industry but health-coverage is one of the best I have seen yet. Other perks include getting a $100k+ Tesla car for the weekend as part of a lottery.

Cons

At times the pace of change can be ridiculous and skew any work/life balance but that is also what makes it exciting to work at the company. Each to his own on this.

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