Excellent to loose your health and sanity - Engineer Lucid Motors Employee Review

1.0
Nov 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most people are friendly and the offices are generally clean, but the dark colors walls and floor are not very joyful. Pay can be good but this is very relative as your overall health is in place.

Cons

Lucid is a Tesla 2.0 but lack in success and effectiveness. There is an ongoing conflict of egos between the CEO of Lucid and the CEO of Tesla which is clearly apparent. Also, Lucid is it not innovating that much, it was doing some product improvements at the early stage of the company. Organizational Culture - The company operates with archaic practices, similar as decades-old corporate environment but still want to appear as a Tech company it is not - think about as an old school car company in a fancy suit. Toxic workplace culture characterized by disrespectful behavior, including bullying, harassment, insult, gossiping, gaslighting and discrimination. Negative behaviors are not addressed and, in some cases, encouraged by certain managers. Employees are suffering from retaliation when issues are raised, HR helping in the process by feeding the person(s) with improper behavior. It worth noting layoffs are now regular practices and you will be in one for any given reason, including if you are having a life changing event (new born, illness or accident). Management Practices - Favoritism and nepotism are prevalent, with individuals who contribute minimally - if not giving their work to others - but engage in extensive networking with directors and managers to be promoted. The work environment is marked by excessive hours, including weekends, with ridiculous standard office hours set from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Micromanagement is commonplace. Leadership is insecure and indecisive, contributing to a lack of organizational structure: the Execs want Lucid to remain a start-up, which is no longer. Employee Recognition and Development - There is no recognition or reward for employee contributions – unless if you are buddy-buddy with your boss - beyond occasional social events (pizza and beer). The company as a whole is reluctant to learn or improve, no lesson-learned, no on-boarding, no training provided. The “success” is due to past achievements of employees who left rather than ongoing efforts of the newly replacing hires. Overall, if you think of yourself as a true professional, with knowledge, critical thinking, ethic and integrity, Lucid is not a place for you. If you are a rude, lazy, impolite, stubborn, disrespectful, crowd-pleaser, corporate climbing ladder person, Lucid is the perfect place.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

people over there are willing to help

Cons

too many meetings and deadline is tight

2.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High pay, good benefits, fully paid parental leave (8 weeks)

Cons

Dishonesty in hiring process and inconsistent schedule: I was told I would be working 4pm to 1AM five days a week, somewhat manageable with a family. They switched my schedule immediately after hiring (before even going to shift) to 5pm to 5Am, then 6pm to 2:30am, then 6pm to 5 am, then back to 5pm to 5am. I never actually worked the schedule they said I would, which really messed up my home life. On top of this, they will expect you to work Saturdays and sometimes sundays on short notice, sometimes on a Friday you’ll find out that you’re working on the weekend, full shifts, 12 hours. The work itself? I felt completely unchallenged. My title was maintenance technician, but I can’t actually think of much real maintenance we did. Recovery technician would be a more accurate job title, and it was dull. I came from a very technical background, expecting very technical work at Lucid, but it ended up being mostly resetting sensors and resetting FANUC robots, then resuming the line. The work culture sucks. Night shift was brutal, the managers (one especially) try very hard to please their superiors at the cost of their relationship with technicians. You will have “one on one” interviews every month where it’s actually two managers interrogating you and letting you know about some vague training plan they have for you, for some of the most menial tasks I’ve ever done in a decade of manufacturing.

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