Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,963 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 11,963 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
Sep 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mission, though there's a lot of EV companies now.

Cons

You really start to see a lot once you put down the Kool Aid. Customers are lied to constantly, contractors and vendors don't get paid in a timely manner. Unfortunately has really turned into a toxic environment. Was there for almost four years, not the same company it once was.

3.0
Jul 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Obviously really great mission and cool technology. Learned some great business skills in college that are actually relevant. Got to drive cars that I might not ever afford to own. Seeing people's reactions when you tell them you work for tesla even if its just in a mall as a lead shark.

Cons

Sales department is pretty metrics driven and doesn't take into consideration the regional factors that might have impact on lead generation. I started with Tesla when this position was all about educating people on the technology and capturing qualified leads for people who were actually interested with the potential to buy. Then it turned into a full blown guerrilla lead generation role and selling cars in a mall with mostly tourists was difficult. On your feet about 90% of the day and talking for about 90% of your day about the same exact thing can take a toll after a couple years (really never imagined that working for tesla would cause me to fall out of love with the company). REALLY hard to move up in this company from this position unless you want to stick to sales. I started with tesla my sophomore year in college thinking it would be a great foot in the door with the company of my dreams. After I graduated I had to hustle for an interview and even then the marketing manager didn't think my experience was relevant enough for an entry level position even though I had worked for the company longer than him and I had a degree in marketing... After a while I just felt underappreciated (and realized I was being underpaid) and left.

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