Applied for a job

[Lump]

My wife saw a part time job opening at our local store for a product specialist, since I spend so much time giving test drives & preaching about Tesla she thinks I should get paid for it or get an employee discount (20% discount on a P+ sounds good to me:biggrin

Filling out the application is pretty funny, I have been self employed for over 30 years & don't have any referrals or a resume.

I wonder if being an owner makes me over qualified for the position?

 

[maverick]

is the discount really 20%?

 

[Lump]

is the discount really 20%?

I have no idea, thats just me dreaming.

 

[Electric Dreamer]

There is no employee discount. At least there wasn't 3 months ago, I asked my purchase specialist about it. But working for the company would sure be fun!

 

[Jonathan Hewitt]

My wife saw a part time job opening at our local store for a product specialist, since I spend so much time giving test drives & preaching about Tesla she thinks I should get paid for it or get an employee discount (20% discount on a P+ sounds good to me:biggrin

Filling out the application is pretty funny, I have been self employed for over 30 years & don't have any referrals or a resume.

I wonder if being an owner makes me over qualified for the position?

That's a good question. I joked that if my wife ever wanted to find a job that working at a local Tesla store would be easy for her because she's learned everything there is to know about Tesla through me, haha.

Please let us know how it goes!

 

[AlMc]

is the discount really 20%?

No discount that I am aware of but they do get company stock when hired. One product specialist told me 20 shares to start if I remember correctly. Not a bad 'signing bonus'.

My wife already calls me an unpaid product specialist....like many of us!

 

[Jace_91]

No discount that I am aware of but they do get company stock when hired. One product specialist told me 20 shares to start if I remember correctly. Not a bad 'signing bonus'.

My wife already calls me an unpaid product specialist....like many of us!

$3500 seems like a pretty good sign on bonus. wonder what kind of restrictions they have on those. I would assume an employee discount wouldn't do much, even at 20% off most people working part time or full time as a product specialist probably aren't spending 50k on a new car.

 

[AlMc]

$3500 seems like a pretty good sign on bonus. wonder what kind of restrictions they have on those. I would assume an employee discount wouldn't do much, even at 20% off most people working part time or full time as a product specialist probably aren't spending 50k on a new car.

Yes. This person did not elaborate but I will assume you don't actually get the stock until you pass a probationary period of some kind. This conversation was also when the stock price was in the 90s so it could have changed.

 

[Lump]

I received the automated Do Not Reply email saying my application is under review but nothing since...come on Tesla...I am perfect for the job :biggrin:

Disclaimer update.

For the record, I don't know any of the details involving wages, benefits, stock incentives or employee discounts & probably wouldn't be allowed to discuss them publicly anyways.