- The glamour of working at Tesla wears off quickly. Don't be naive about working for such a volatile company, it might not be what you expect.
- Very little compensation for working hard and exceeding targets. Approx. $35 if you sell a $200,000 car. Salary was about $52,000 per year. So it's okay but there's also an expectation that you'll work outside of hours. I saw some employee's working 80+ hour weeks.
- Very little progression. New positions often given to new hires vs people who have been there for years and proved themselves
- Extremely high employee turnover. Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy. In addition, company restructures and cost cutting meant collections of people were being fired every 6 months.
- Managers and HR very inexperienced which leads to frustrated teams, a lack of employee support and toxic work environments.
- Often felt like a popularity contest. Poorly performing employee's often promoted because they were likeable and "funny".
- Cold calling and cold selling was a huge part of the role. If you don't like cold calling people, I would advise you reconsider being a product specialist or owner advisor.
