Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,933 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 11,933 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 30, 2014

It sucks

Recommend
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Pros

Nice car but none of the workers could ever afford to buy one.

Cons

Terrible money. Treated like a slave. Insane working hours. Arrogant and abusive managers.

2.0
Oct 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Proud to work there. Lots of hands on experience and the freedom to do your own work. Opportunities to take work from beginning to end.

Cons

Disrespectful managers with no regard for regular work hours. Expect to work about 60 hours a week minimum, and get paid only for 40 hours. The salary does not compensate for what the company demands of employees. Significant lack of organization throughout the company, which was a constant source of annoyance.

1.0
May 1, 2024

Loved My job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the people who work there. Benefits were fully paid by the company unless you wanted an upgrade - still a great perk. Stock options used to be great.

Cons

The CEO sets horrible restrictions on employee reviews. On a scale of 1-5 it was said that NO ONE could get a 5 - or they would have to go in front of Elon and explain why they should be the CEO. And to get a 4 - it was near impossible. I did; but apparently my supervisor had to go to bat for me. If the scale is truely 1-3, then make it as such. The company would pivot direction based on a tweet - and we were the last ones to know. We had to follow Elon's twitter account if we wanted company direction - ridiculous.

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