Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,955 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,955 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
Jan 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tesla does offer competitive pay for their area

Cons

This is by far the worst company i have worked maintenance for, Their maintenance program is a complete joke. We don't have the proper tools to do our job, we don't have the proper hazmat to do the proper inspections, and no one is held responsible. Corners are cut and eventually someone is going to get hurt. Their engineering team is extremely under-experience and it shows. Millions of dollars thrown away everyday on equipment that has to be decommissioned and on top of all that, NO ONE IS SAFE FROM LAYOFFS! AVOID THIS PLACE NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY THEY THROW AT YOU

1.0
Jan 2, 2019

Financial services

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative mission and great health benefits

Cons

The workload to employee ratio is grossly off kilter. Employees rarely interact unless it's about work and the break room chatter is full of keywords and phrases like "chaos, overworked, overwhelmed, not enough resources, not enough time to get all this done" etc etc etc Ive never worked somewhere with NO human culture where everyone is expected to work like machines. There's an onsite therapist... youd think this wasa positive thing... until you realize they are there because everyone is having mental breakdowns. One week, i watched at least one person burst into tears on the floor... once a day for for days straight. Ive been under mental duress and looking for a new job. This is such a huge disappointment.

2.0
Oct 2, 2018

Not for the faint hearted

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product will be excellent but it has issues. The majority of staff love the cars, the mission and the general modern vibe that the stores and service centres bring. Everyone is on a mission to produce great results.

Cons

Prepare to literally work yourself to death if you ever become a manager. It’s relentless, with huge amounts of pressure with senior managers telling you what you should and shouldn’t do, without ever getting their hands dirty. No one senior with influence ever steps in to apologise for the condition of the product, so the local staff get it in the neck. Moved completely away from a company that does whatever it can to provide excellence to customer to delivering numbers and getting the share price up. The new thread of senior managers, bar one or two, are here on a power trip, not because they are passionate about the brand. And it shows, no one cares about the car, the craftsmanship, the quality - but any mistake will result in being told how much better you could be. It’s a case of showcasing themselves because they can say they were ‘strong’ with someone. People generally last 2 years before they jump because you really do have to put Tesla first if you are a manager.

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