project engineer - Anonymous employee SunPower Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great projects to work on. smart staff to learn from. vertically integrated, so able to work with racking team, PM, O&M, finance, development, land, permitting, planning, and executive teams. pt. richmond office is a truly great place to work at.

Cons

the contract v full-time employee ratio creates a pretty big issue for moral and i think after a certain time is illegal to not offer them full-time benefits or move on. Everyone juggles 4-6 projects, so often the timelines pop up out of no where and are unrealistic. This creates a hectic chaotic atmosphere where employees are unnecessarily stressed and put in a position to self-prioritize and work crazy long weeks on end.

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