Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,988 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,988 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
5.0
Oct 20, 2025

SWE

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cool work + great pay

Cons

Layoff culture is heavy at Tesla

3.0
Oct 18, 2025

Meh - It's Alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- GREAT BENEFITS - Amazing Insurance - Employee Stock Purchase Program - Lots of new benefits get added on

Cons

- The pay, HATED THEIR PAY - They are extremely cheap with their pay rate, the HR protects the company, not you. - The leadership turned toxic into my time there. - Everyone is out for themselves - Nepotism and favoritism would get you far unfortunately. - A lot of big corporate words, little doing. It is still a start-up after all, needs improvement. - You will lose work-life balance, it will only get bad. - Loyalty in the company won't get you anywhere, get in and GET OUT.

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