Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,947 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 11,947 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
Aug 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Decent wages -Top Notch Benefits:cheap insurance, stock options, PTO, holiday pay -Free food and beverages -Lots of enthusiasm for the product -Dress code and "uniform" is relaxed, many employees can wear jeans to work

Cons

-Long hours, lots of working on weekends, and having to work during time off: Management does not respect employees have lives/families outside if work -Stores often don't close during bad weather (hurricanes, ice storms) when it's unsafe for customers and employees to drive -Employee morale behind the scenes is terrible -Poor communication: between sales to service and corporate to the local stores -Training program could be more proactive and occur sooner for newer employees -Employees are not given pertinent information before customers receive it -Day-to-day standard operating procedures constantly changing -CEO makes unrealistic promises to the customer but, doesn't have to hear the customers yell when they are not delivered -Disorganization -Inability to balance the growing amount of sales/deliveries with great "service" afterwards in some areas there is over 300 miles to the nearest service center from the customers home. Service appointments have to be made months in advance and Service is usually unequipped to timely handle emergencies with customer's cars

3.0
Aug 3, 2014

Grateful to work for Tesla Motors

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free drinks and cereal. Great employees. New technology and knowing were changing the world one car at a time. Transportation provided by Tesla. Valet parking Stock options

Cons

Management puts up new hiring positions but they already picked the employee out of favouritism before reviewing other internal applicants resumes. Management also lack leadership and don't understand the work their technicians do. Human resource takes no action against management and supervisors mistakes. Pay rate is very low and pay raises are all based on how much you bug or brown nose management for a raise instead of performance.

1.0
Jul 31, 2014

Great company that is growing rapidly

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great vehicles and a fast growing company that is good to be a part of. As a technician everything you need to learn about Tesla is provided on the Company website. Good training facilities and overall great vehicles to work on. Compensation is ok if you have some prior experience. Ability to apply for different positions within the company after time. ASE reimbursement. Travel to other states or countries to support vehicles from time to time. Good health benefits, paid time off accumulates quickly. Hourly, no flat rate.

Cons

As a vehicle technician at the service center level you're shop is only as good as the people running it. Unfortunately the service center I was employed at did not treat its' employees all that well. Mismanaged and disorganized.Foreman did not help at all and yelled at us for not knowing everything when he wouldn't get off his seat and help us in the first place. He wouldn't even call us by our names. Team leaders assigned for no reason when the foreman could do that himself. Requests and respect of privacy for your requests to service manager not taken seriously and laughed at among other associates. Room for growth is extremely limited at the service center level. Raises or cost of living are not to be mentioned ever. You were forced to stay late without being asked first, it was expected. Or else, you get yelled at. They micro manage you and treat you like you are a little kid. You are paid hourly, but the shop is ran like a flat rate shop.

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