High Potential Company - Anonymous employee Akeena Solar Employee Review

3.0
28 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product. Akeena led the industry with leadership in the invention of integrated PV panels. The company had a powerful marketing presence, great brand, and really helped to shape the face of solar installation companies in the US.

Cons

Company hired executive leadership from the newspaper industry who did not have a clue about how to run a solar company. That leadership was the demise of Akeena Solar.

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4.0
12 Nov 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of freedom to explore new ideas

Cons

Up and downs in the market made company success difficult

1.0
26 Mar 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A good product, a good service. My direct manager was very competent but his superiors were anything but.. Most of the non management were very nice people, all working working hard because they liked the idea of solar.

Cons

Just a lot of back stabbing because everyone is worried about looking bad and getting fired. They fire A LOT of people. I think this is because they promote unqualified ( but willing) people too often and then fire them when they cannot do the job. The pay is quite low also. The best way I can describe this company is that management change their mind like the wind and then the rest of the company jack-knifes to respond to the input. It was not a good working environment so I moved on.

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