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With a vision to deliver clean, quiet transportation for all, Proterra makes zero-emission, battery-electric buses that help fleet operators decrease fossil fuel dependency and reduce costs. The company has sold more than 208 vehicles to 27 different transit agencies throughout the U.S. Proterra’s configurable EV platform, battery and charging options make its buses well suited to a wide range of transit and campus routes read more
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Q&A With Proterra Employees

Join us and help make the world a better place. Our team is dedicated to the design and manufacture of zero emission vehicles that enable bus fleet operators to reduce operating costs and deliver clean, quiet transportation to the community. We’re proud to be advancing electric vehicle technology to deliver the world’s best-performing transit vehicles, and we continue to look for innovative ways to push the boundaries of design and technology.

How employees describe working at Proterra

Seeing improvement, seeing positive change.

Up to the best period

Make higher quality products for them

Job is a place to make money

Clean Energy Equals Clean Environment

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Q&A With Proterra Employees

Asked to all employees at Proterra

  • The company is trying to embrace diversity. But, overall it's still mainly white men.

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Asked to all employees at Proterra

  • It wasn't great. The staff spent more time talking about themselves and their projects, and very little time learning about what I could bring to the table. I was actually surprised when I was hired.

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Asked to the Engineering Department at Proterra

  • The pay is not optimal, considering other vehicle and EV-related companies are aggressively recruiting now and offering superior compensation packages.

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Asked to the Engineering Department at Proterra

  • On a scale of 1-10, it would be a 4. They seem more concerned with growing their own wealth rather than how to cultivate and grow teams.

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Asked to all employees at Proterra

  • We do make a great product.

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Asked to all employees at Proterra

  • For a small company, it's drawn out.

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Asked to all employees at Proterra

  • The company is only interested in what you offer in the short-term. Don't even think about approaching topics around career growth. Advancement is non-existent. If you want to grow your career, quit and join another company.

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  • Top Employee Response

    Smart. However, decision-making is very bureaucratic. Check your brain at the door.

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  • Company benefits are sub-par.

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19% of Proterra employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 5% are neutral and 76% would not recommend working at Proterra to their friends.

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