SunPower reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,008 total reviews)
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Peter Faricy

26% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

SunPower has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,008 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SunPower employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jun 7, 2011

good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

very pleasant and exciting experience working with them

Cons

busy, time consuming, demanding and heavy work load

4.0
Apr 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

It is a green company with many who believe in the cause. Pay is good. There is lots of work (lots), but it comes with lots of flexibility. Many talented people around. They are smart and it is an easygoing atmosphere.

Cons

To be completely sustainable, a company has to be socially sustainable too, which may be missing sometimes. Organized chaos in an organization with many hierarchy levels. Internal communication and common sense can suffer due to sweeping business decisions. Profit margins rule.

3.0
Apr 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sunpower is growing very fast so there is opportunities for growth. It's in a good position in the solar market because it has the best solar cells in the world. The office in Richmond is incredible. It's like a little forest in there with trees inside the office, low-wall cubicles, open space, roomy, high ceiling, and lots of sunshine and windows. If you get a chance to work at the Richmond office, take it. It's one of the best offices you'll ever see in the corporate world.

Cons

I had a terrible manager. He was young so he cared about himself way more than his own team. He would throw his team under the bus when things get tough. He had almost no people skills or any knowledge of how to manage a team. I quit even though I was very valuable to the team and they tried hard to get me to stay. Also, the atmosphere/culture of the company make sit "Ok" for higher level managers to be asses. There seems to be more angry managers here than in other companies I've worked for. Keep in mind that the solar industry is not doing so well so they are less likely to convert you to full time.

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