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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews
2.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Great mission, super steep learning curve, lots of ownership, things go super FAST there A great place to learn for fresh graduate open alot of opportunity when you have Tesla on resume great medical, dental, vision plan

Cons

poor work life balance, pulled average 60 hour to meet unrealistic deadline. If you have kids or family, it's not a place for you PTO Vacation? non-existent, you have to always respond e-mail / team message immediately to solve a problem or meet deadline 401K employer contribution is low

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