Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,997 total reviews)
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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
2.0
Aug 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid product and great benefits. Free cereal and juice.

Cons

I am a marketing major and recruiters placed me in Body & Paint, wet sanding cars all day. All they care about are their monthly goals and bottom line revenues. For this reason employees are worked 6 days a week on 12 hour shifts.

3.0
Apr 18, 2015

Service Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing vehicle and technology, important outward mission, passionate customer base.

Cons

Broken, unorganized company with no internal structure, processes, consistency, nor sense of urgency to fix said issues. The founder and CEO has mistakenly surrounded himself with yes-men (and women to a small extent) that are in the game for one reason; to gain the praise and approval of Elon Musk. While there seems to be a typical corporate structure at the company HQ in Palo Alto, CA and again at the manufacturing center in Fremont, CA, none exists beyond the borders of the home state. Employee and customer support anywhere else in North America is spotty, at best. The service center and sales location employees, for the most part, do their best to take care of the passionate customer base but there is a dire chasm between those company-owned entities and the home base in California. Further, the people placed in charge of the geographical regions are titles as such based merely on seniority with the company. Few, if any, have major automotive manufacturer corporate experience at the regional or headquarter levels. Even fewer have education to support those roles and responsibility. It would seem as if these individuals are nothing more than place holders for the impending shift to franchising. If this is not the case then Tesla has an enormous hurdle to overcome if it is to survive once it's mass-market vehicle goes into production.

3.0
Feb 23, 2015

Mere hype - Opportunity has gone to sleep

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company tries to provide perks for employees to feel good - free breakfast (cereal), coffee and occasional free fruits. If this is all you are looking for in a company, you may like this environment but if compensation and recognition is all you seek, look elsewhere because you may likely be disappointed.

Cons

Long hauling hours, hard to balance family and life - Huge favoritism when it comes to talent recognition and acceptance Communication from "managers" to those they manage is a nightmare - non existent - and very negative Your growth and development is slim to none depending on your department. Wouldn't recommend to a friend who's growth hungry.

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