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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12K reviews
5.0
Oct 2, 2015

Mechanical Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing co-workers, awesome company goal, very cool product and the experience of a lifetime. The company has really been changing for the better in my opinion over the past couple years and has started to really foster a culture of team-work by bringing together groups that work closely together.

Cons

Can be long hours. Employees don't often feel appreciated even after making significant product improvements. For a long time employees were reaching four year vesting goals and dropping like flies. I think that has been recognized by management now and is starting to change.

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.

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