Tesla

• Hard-working, smart, intrinsically motivated team.
• Quickly solving tough problems keeps everyone focused; office drama/politics are almost non-existent.
• Ambitious leadership effectively drives both innovation and execution; things that seem impossible at first eventually get done.
• Where most companies are talking, Tesla is doing.
• Strong collaboration across engineering teams leads to industry and world-changing products.
• High conflict, but high trust— mostly positive and principled people.
• Solidly rooted culture of excellence, scrappiness, and cost consciousness.

Heaps of work that rarely lets up; strong boundaries are required for endurance.

Frequent chaos and self-inflicted wounds in the name of speed (feels bad in the moment, maybe the best way to innovate in the long run).

Parking if you don’t drive an EV… leadership spends plenty of your time, but very little money on this, and refuses to go 3D.

Not much effort is put into beautiful and functional workspaces; this is definitely not a company value.

The situation is very bleak if you need breakfast or dinner.

Can always get more salary somewhere else; total comp is competitive if the stock does well.

See cons section