Rivian reviews

Senior managers are absolutely horrible; from regional levels upward. There is very obvious favoritism, especially among a very specific group of individuals that all came in together from Tesla, stemming from the VP and Director. They’ve run Service and their teams into the ground. They have no idea what they’re doing and the low morale and high rate of dissatisfaction from owners shows it. They have built a culture of constant reactionary decision, based not on pragmatism or common sense, but simply on emotion and shooting from the hip. Terrible and scary way to scale a new brand! There are several people who have been promoted simply because of who they know, and not for their qualifications. Your jaw would drop if you knew some of the promotions these folks have been given simply because they are a part of this inner circle of people. Everyone in our org sees it, it’s very obvious. It’s the elephant in the room. Many of us are holding out (but losing patience) hoping that there will be a change in Service leadership soon, and that those who followed them in will follow them back out. I hope someone reads this that can help the amazing teams on the front lines in Service Centers get the leadership they deserve. I hope they can see how desperately we need change, before it’s too late and we are all looking for work elsewhere.

As the company grows, dedicated employees who are already working around the clock are being burdened with even more workload than what is humanly possible. As their managers continue to advance, their egos and self-serving ambitions are growing even greater and faster than the company's own ambitions. Pay close attention to the responses from the company's "people" team. On many of the posts, they're repeating the same generic message. Zero tolerance for certain behaviors; contact their team to report your concerns. If employees felt comfortable doing that, they wouldn't be venting here in the first place. Why would anyone trust the same team that promised them a people-oriented culture, unlimited time off, and opportunity to advance when they hired on? They can't be believed or trusted. None of the responses address the true issues, such as INSANE overtime -- unpaid, of course, to salaried employees. Or unfair hiring practices. This is not the forum for that, of course, but there's nothing to suggest that the company is doing anything about the core issues. And this is why I left. My health was affected by the hours that I was working, and there was nothing that H.R. could do to change that unless I lodged a FORMAL complaint, that they would then investigate. Obviously, no one wants to suffer retaliation from a manager who already has way too much power to begin with. Or be labeled as the person who threw so-and-so under the bus. That stigma alone will kill your career, no matter where you work.