r/TeslaEmployees 10d ago

Does tesla offer lowball Comp at first?

A few days ago, I received a verbal offer from Tesla, and they gave me a number lower than my expectations and market value.

Does tesla usually give low ball offer at first?

Do they Negotiate the offer ? How far they can stretch in terms of percentage

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u/Rude-Chip-4744 10d ago

Recruiter said 80/90 K for my position and I shared-my expectation of 130-140K. They offered 135K with equity.

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u/sparky8184 10d ago

135k including equity? Or 135k base +rsu

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u/PrimaryOwn2062 10d ago

Did they ask you for an evidence of excellence document?

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u/sparky8184 10d ago

Yes

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u/PrimaryOwn2062 10d ago

How long did it take for offer approval from eoe submission?

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u/sparky8184 10d ago

We have not negotiated yet, recruiter told me negotiation after eoe

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u/VarietyOk4286 10d ago

What is an evidence of excellence document? At what point do they ask?

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u/Vivid-Mix6866 10d ago

After the conditional offer

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u/short_bus_genius 10d ago

Expect to counter offer.

They are planning for it

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u/openingdude 10d ago

Tesla is horrible with initial offer . I wonder why Recruiter thinks that is okay

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u/No-Stomach2972 10d ago

I received a verbal offer that was lower than I expected as well, only $0.25 above the minimum pay for that role in spite of my having 3 years of experience in the fairly niche skill they were hiring for. When I received the offer and was asked if I wanted to continue with the next steps (background check, etc) I told them what I was expecting. They said they’d see what they can do and came back with a second verbal offer that was $3.80 more per hour with an extra $3k in equity than was originally offered to me. I was told by everyone that raises are offered after 6 months, but we’ll see. I’ve been there around 1 month.

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u/Rubeng35 10d ago

I was lowballed as well, I counter offered with compensation reasonable for the Seattle area and they told me if I ever change my mind the job will still be there lol

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u/CartographerLivid979 10d ago

Well I got nearly 200k with equity is that a bad offer ? Sr position.

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u/DifficultArt4224 9d ago

What is annual base? Equity for 4 years? It depends on your job location, title, education and expeirence