Pros
The idea of working for the company is exciting. The product is cool and sexy The customers are passionate about the mission and the brand The mission is admirable The non-management level staff are amazing, passionate, people They are unfortunately also gullible and being taken advantage of as for many of them this is their first job or one of firsts. Stock plan can be attractive but does have a few restrictions Great current and upcoming product line The company will be profitable at the expense of the health and safety of their employees
Cons
Management is very afraid to tell the truth and do the right thing. Integrity is non existent Work/Life Balance is NON-EXISTENT You will have no time for anything but Tesla (Seriously) You will work 13 to sometimes 17 hour days The workload is unrealistic which is why you have to work these long hours to get things done You are made to feel bad, inadequate if you do not stay late and work up to 7 days a week straight at times They call themselves a startup, they are not, they are just insanely disorganized The HR department is non-existent and not supportive The recruiters are under pressure to meet metrics and will often hire unqualified candidates just to meet their numbers They are in violation of many of the Labour Laws not to mention OMVIC rules They will often ask you to break the rules Tesla does not care about the well being of their staff The pay is mediocre The company changes processes and direction daily and is a true reflection of the erratic behaviour of their leader Elon Musk Management is horrible, it's like a frat club mainly run out of the U.S, button pushers and list checkers, they don't think on their own or ever wonder "WHY" Any good managers that they happen to hire either leave or are dismissed for not being minions No team activities or bonding, absolutely nothing to appreciate their very hard working employees The Lawrence location is run down and old, doesn't have parking for its employees, employees have to park offsite about 1 KM away and walk over in the rain, snow and sometimes extreme heat. Many health and safety violations The culture is not good, managers and employees constantly throwing each other under the bus, petty childish behaviour No employee discounts on any of the vehicles even though profit for vehicle is rumoured to be around the 40%+ mark Not much room for advancement for non-management staff as employees are often kept in their roles to serve the manager's/ company's purpose It is difficult to recruit new talent, because of the work conditions, pay and terrible leadership most informed job seekers do not want to work there Employee turn over is extremely high, 95% of the employees in Canada have been there for less than 6 months. Constant layoffs, these seem to happen every quarter Management does not get overtime pay and can work 75-90 hours a week or more Meetings are often scheduled last minute and after hours with no consideration for the time differences across the country As this is like a retail operation open 7 days a week and late hours, you also get calls and emails 7 days a week and late hours and are expected to respond. You work 7 days a week one way or the other Management is in several meetings a day Summary: It truly is not a good place to work. I caution both the inexperienced and the experienced because you will be taken advantaged of if you're young and disgusted if you're experienced.