Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,933 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 11,933 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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1.0
Aug 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced - you get to cover a lot of ground and get a glimpse of how amazing the company could be. You have a great number of responsibilities - the degree of ownership is 5x-10x what I experienced at Apple. In my old jobs there would be 5+ people doing what I do, with all of us covering a fraction. It is genuinely interesting getting to work on such rapid projects, though unfortunately the speed of these projects is determined at the top, usually arbitrarily, and quality suffers a lot more than people are aware. But again, the work is really interesting and if you get far enough outside of the Bay Area and meet people who don't know better, they're still impressed by the name, for what its worth.

Cons

Elon and his little buddy Jerome are absolute tyrants and make a mockery of whatever razor thin HR standards are left here. You can have an entire room of amazing, experienced employees explaining a situation with clear evidence and proposed solutions but if one of these guys is in a bad mood - which seems to be most of the time - then discussions will get cut short, the meeting devolves rapidly into one of them shouting and then nothing gets done. It is painful to watch all of this potential being wasted, as more and more of the best people I (used to) work with quit out of frustration or are pushed out for daring to say something even slightly different than what upper management thinks. Other people complain about the work-life balance, lack of perks, etc, but none of that would (or should) matter if we had calm, professional leaders.

1.0
Jan 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tesla looks good on your resume .... you learn how to work in a system of chaos and disinformation .... the mission laudable

Cons

Elon manages by fear ... he is unpredictable - he believes he is untouchable and that he knows better than everyone else - everyone including his direct reports are too afraid to tell him the truth (because he fires at will) so he is surrounded by impotent staff who don’t ever tell him he is wrong or provide appropriate guidance (and if they do, they are no longer employed there) There is no obvious strategic plan or structure - if there was the workforce wouldn’t balloon by 30% resulting in layoffs when they realize they have too many staff to be profitable There is no organizational structure to speak of so multiple teams are duplicating functions and projects resulting in inefficiencies and a lack of meaningful progress Leadership is rewarded for being jerks and treating people badly as they mistake bad management for strength - Management by fear and from crisis to crisis only undermines progress and erodes employees trust and effectiveness - senior leadership lies all the time

2.0
Sep 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-I believe in the big picture company mission, and it's exciting to know that we're improving our planet. -Working for a company that's constantly innovating is exciting. -We are constantly changing and adapting to stay out in front.

Cons

-Senior leaders manage by fear, and you're constantly put on edge over results. -Employee development does not exist. It's all about sales, sales, sales. -Promotions are not usually posted so that everyone can see the openings and post for them. People are picked based on popularity. -Age discrimination and sexism absolutely exists.

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