Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,997 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,997 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
5.0
Oct 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

You won't find a better place to stretch your brain and challenge your psyche. It's like a living MBA with one of the best Brain Sensei's in the world. You might find you're complaining and stressed out, but you'll achieve a ton and learn more than you would expect. Loved this place...

Cons

Getting too big too quickly. Before Tesla was filled with employees who were spirited and inspired to do 'whatever' it takes to get the job done. Tesla now has all these folks who are there to make a name for themselves and care little about the mission Tesla started back in 2003. Where the hell were these 'smart' people when we needed them. Now that Tesla is in the middle of every headline, the 'wiz-kids' have arrived.

2.0
Oct 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Get to drive the cars. Meet some amazing people.

Cons

Extremely Boring. You repeat the price of the cars over and over again. On weekends you get to enhance your parenting skills as you constantly have children running in and out of the cars whilst managers and sales advisors 'work.' You are rated on how many leads you can get however the product specialists who get promoted have the lowest number of leads. Management never give you feedback on how you're doing unless Elon or somebody from corporate maybe visiting the store. Did I mention how extremely boring it is...... With no price guidelines anywhere on the shop floor repeating the same thing just gets annoying. You will definitely at one point have to come in on your day off. The company is so reactive to situations its scary, no sense of organisation at all. It took me 6 weeks to get my Tesla uniform for work and business cards, everything just takes long. Some product specialist actually do the role of sales advisors and get nothing for it. Have to work late shifts and weekends

4.0
Sep 4, 2016

Career Gains and Growing Pains

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Tesla is far and away the most exciting place to be at the moment. Your work is meaningful, your managers listen to you, and you get access to information and people that make every day a joy. You get access to problems way above your pay grade, and you're encouraged to try things that might not always work.

Cons

This comes with a cost though, as a lack of formality means you fend for yourself a lot. You do work yourself where a few extra hands would go a long way, and you'll spend way too much time waiting for people in meetings.

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