Love commitment to building strong culture - Senior Engineer Rivian Employee Review

5.0
Jun 3, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Working here is inspiring - it’s great getting to work on products that are exciting and that I can’t wait to see on the roads. But for me, even more important than the products is the company's focus on building a culture that makes it a great environment to be a part of. Leadership 'walks the talk' and makes tough and sometimes unpopular decisions but I genuinely feel they're for the good of the company. The CEO and leadership team are approachable and this openness has helped create a culture that is inviting and collaborative.

Cons

Mentioned above, but there are growing pains associated with a business that is growing so quickly. I have seen the company go from ~750 people to more than 2000 and this means there have been bad hires, broken processes and communication gaps. I feel leadership either works to fix these issues (as I mentioned above) or is actively working to address them now.

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Cons

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