Scout Motors reviews

2.0

12% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

10% positive business outlook

Scout Motors has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there.

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39 reviews
1.0
Apr 30, 2024

Run Away!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation, flexibility to work from home.

Cons

This place is a nightmare! Every department is working against each other and only focused on their own priorities. Way too top heavy with a lack of resources and support for the every day specialist level. This was supposed to be a startup yet every process is following VW. In some ways that should be good but the structure and training does not exist and VW does very little to support. Overall, communication and alignment is completely broken. The blind is leading the blind and not even the higher levels are working together.

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Scout Motors Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. As we continue to grow and learn, we welcome the opportunity for all our Scouts’ voices to be heard and for our organization to improve each day. If you have additional insights or feedback you’d like to share, we encourage you to speak directly with your manager and/or a member of leadership.
2.0
Sep 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Being a part of a new car company is exciting in its own right. Lots of meaningful work to do, problems to solve, and processes to develop! I am a believer in the product. Got to work with a lot of great cross-functional teams.

Cons

Never have I been so disrespected by my own management (and I have worked a lot of places - including another startup car company). No open mind for innovation / new ideas. There isn't much direction (it is a "startup" after all) but when you try to go above and beyond management doesn't care and will tell you "well thats not your job" without providing more information on what the job is. I was even insulted one time where I was told our intern could do what I was doing (I was making projects for myself at the beginning because the lack of work) I came from a technical background for the commodity I worked on but middle management would never take my thoughts and ideas seriously over my parts. I was consistently gaslighted at work about my credibility and the above-and-beyond things I was working on and how they were deemed not necessary - however the topics I was told to focus on should've been "priority 2" work. Middle management would even talk bad about people on the team with them literally right behind their backs. I was told multiple times "we are all replaceable". Overall this created a horrible team dynamic and lead to my departure.

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