Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,980 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 11,980 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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1.0
Aug 29, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some coworkers are great. I've made some lovely friends here. Some of the team leads are also very good at their job and wonderful to work with. The above mentioned also relates to some of the Supervisors as well. The medical, dental, and vision benefits are fantastic and the employee stock options are nice..... if you can afford them. Tesla looks good on a resume

Cons

I was hired and told that there would be plenty of opportunities to move up. Guess what? There have been none. They also reel you in with a 7K stock equity that matures after 4 years. But personally, I'd probably be dead or find myself in a psych ward before I reach those 4 years. I have talked to many people who are constantly looking for other jobs, trying to find a way out and lead a meaningful career. The dissatisfaction of so many employees is a huge red flag. Given how many studies show that happy employees with high morale are more productive, it is deeply unsettling that the higher-ups do not seem to care about this fact. You are nothing but a number. If feeling appreciated and valued is something you're looking for, you won't find it here. This is not Google, Facebook, or Apple. There is no company culture. There are no shuttles to the office. There are no TVs, ping pong tables, or anything else that these other companies have to offer. The pay is so low that it is hard to utilize the employee stock option plan unless you live with your parents and have absolutely no bills to pay. The workflow is constantly changing. And the training always falls short. Sometimes I'm not sure if the team leads even know what's going on. They expect you to learn a hands-on workflow through a PowerPoint presentation. And then be able to deliver their radically high standards within a few weeks.

1.0
May 31, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is the only good thing but it also sucks because it traps you in a miserable job

Cons

Management follows Elon's lead - NO work/life balance All vacation needs to be scheduled AT LEAST 2 weeks in advance. Something comes up and you want a day off, too bad unless it is more than two weeks away, no flexibility. Shift bids are ridiculous, almost nobody gets 2 days off together Feedback and Skip Levels are for show, nothing comes out of it Supervisors are useless, if you can reach them, usually in a "meeting" Tools are always down, for a tech company they seem to know little about tech

1.0
May 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting job where you can learn

Cons

Unreasonable target expectations. Poor to non-existent leadership culture. Highly unorganized company. HR is completely unresponsive. They don’t provide ergonomics even if you have work related injuries. High stress environment with no work-life balance. Middle management know the deadlines and expectations are unrealistic but don’t do anything about it. They try to blame you with stats that they themselves say are far from trustworthy. Compensation is poor and stocks vest in long time. People are constantly being switched through different workflows and different teams with no reasonable criteria.

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