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      Tesla reviews

      3.6

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (12,005 total reviews)
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      Elon Musk

      59% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Tesla has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 12,005 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
      Nov 14, 2016

      Exciting place to work, but engineers are overworked

      Senior product excellence engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Exciting Product; Fast paced environment, great place to become a more well rounded engineer, Tesla hires quality people who are good at what they do which makes for a great team of people to work with.

      Cons

      (Review is only relevant if you support manufacturing) Hours a re long; phone rings at all hours of the night; there is a tug of war between production and quality both trying to do their jobs - Tesla claims that they don't have a tug of war because quality is the highest priority, but that's not true, they often have one person doing the job volume of three.

      5.0
      Aug 1, 2016

      Exceptional experience for the right people

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Tesla offers a unique opportunity to be a part of what truly feels like a movement toward sustainable energy. Employees get to see their extraordinary efforts in media and more importantly in the passion shown by owners. It feels amazing to work on a real, physical product that is pushing the envelope of technology.

      Cons

      Tesla sets nearly impossible goals and expects employees to exceed them. Typical 9-5 work days are impossible. Tesla expects employees to work not just long hours, but smart long hours to achieve milestones in condensed timelines. If an employee doesn't have a sincere passion for Tesla's mission, they will be frustrated with the pace and expectations.

      5.0
      May 17, 2016

      Software Engineering at Tesla

      Intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caution: This job is not for the weak-minded. Tesla makes you work hard but the best part is the instant gratification of developing software that will directly affect the consumer, the car, and the future. Software within Tesla is still growing, but I felt like a big fish in a small pond and that made my work more rewarding. - New challenges everyday --> work is not monotonous - Self-satisfaction of your work that will directly impact the consumer and the future - Learning new technologies - Flat organization, makes it easier to talk to others without going through a chain-of-command - Agile/Scrum methodologies make it easier to interact with team and work more closely with others

      Cons

      - Cutting costs on employee benefits such as breakfast - Benefits are not par with other big Software Engineering companies (i.e. Google, Facebook) - Intern Salary was pretty low compared to other interns in the Bay Area

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