Re:Ex-SolarCity employees: We were fired after reporting mil...
by foxyv on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @12:24PM
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Unfortunately, government subsidies were the focus of the entire sales process. When they signed a contract they would usually finance the cost of the installation with a third party then pocket the subsidy and use it for payroll and operating costs. A lot of the missed paychecks were because they didn't have the money until they received the subsidy checks.
The entire business model was sketchy as heck. I don't know if it's the same across all the solar companies, but that seemed to be the case with the two he worked with.
You made a long, correct rant about aggressive sales tactics, then shifted at the end to government subsidies. That is weird.
I think more generally in businesses where you are selling a commodity, aggressive sketchy sales and marketing come to the fore, since you can't really differentiate any other way. And certainly, as well, you seek out the best subsidies available, as do the Koch Brothers or any other good capitalist trying to survive.
Sales people are gross everywhere, and certainly it is something we should try to fix but its been like that for thousands of years.