Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,960 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 11,960 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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4.0
Sep 4, 2016

Career Gains and Growing Pains

Anonymous employee
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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.

1.0
Jul 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fellow Production associates and leads are excellent!

Cons

Management team is the worst I have ever encountered. I worked for Burger King when I was sixteen and thought, I would never see management as bad as they where, again in my career, and I was correct for over 30 years, until I started working for Tesla! Top 10 Total disregard for assembly associates! Total lack of communication! Management guidance non-existent The production line downtime is 4 to 6 hours per shift. no fail-safes to keep the line moving Upper Management is horrible at planning or executing! Massive amounts of overtime, and still can't come close to achieving production goals! Thousands of non-essential employee's that are not necessary! Millions spent on projects that are abandoned! Walking the production floor, its more like a cell block at San Quintin then a electronic car company!

5.0
May 27, 2016

Intern, Autopilot Team

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

One of the best companies to work for, hands down. The experience you get here in 4 months will be greater than what you will get in most companies in a year.

Cons

Sometimes you forget to look at the watch as well as feed yourself when you're out saving the world.

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