Pros
Amazing vision and purpose - the whole message of SolarCity is to change the world and make this planet better then how we found it. The people that work for the company believe in this message and work towards everyday. I have never met such hardworking people then the Sales and Operations employees at SolarCity - they truly believe in what we do! Also, our Co-Founders are very transparent with how the company is doing, what new products are coming out and how our sales teams are doing. We promote from within and reward hard work - as well, at least in HR/Recruiting - work/life balance is attainable and encouraged.
Cons
This year has been hard on SolarCity, so unfortunately there are many "cons" to working at this company of late: -No snacks or free meals (you have to pay for high priced snacks or so-called healthy meals at HQ San Mateo) - Growth opportunities have completely stalled in certain departments - so being in my current role for over a year is a little discouraging to know I won't be able to move into another role anytime soon. - Pay is horrible for the Bay Area - the cost of living is SO high here and our wages do NOT reflect that, our poor Sales people are paid the same amount as someone in Arizona or Texas, where the cost of living is significantly less. - The culture has declined over the last couple of months due to the major layoffs that took place of recent. It really isn't that fun to come into the office anymore knowing most of my co-workers got let go.