Trek Bicycle reviews

3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

(872 total reviews)
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John Burke

45% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Trek Bicycle has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 872 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Trek Bicycle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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872 reviews
2.0
Dec 14, 2020

Don't do it - toxic management

Recommend
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Pros

Your coworkers are great, but you're all stuck in the same mess

Cons

1. CFO and CEO actually say there is no such thing as work/life balance if you want to succeed - this is just their way of justifying overworking and underpaying you, but then still say you haven't done enough for a raise, promotion, etc. 2. They say the company is a "family". They must have a really messed up family where everyone lies to you and is afraid of their father. 3. Pay is below other industries 4. No room for advancement 5. Any of the positive reviews you see here are from employees at Trek's retail stores - pay attention to the corporate reviews instead

2.0
Feb 29, 2024

No loyalty, no direction

Recommend
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Pros

Nice HQ, good deals, awesome MTB trails

Cons

This company lays off some of the best people to cut down on costs, but will waste a ton of money on unnecessary things ie. the brand new lodge built out by the trails, a full interior overhaul at HQ, state of the art climbing wall in the gym, executive retreats…

3.0
Aug 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work life balance for most groups, although some don’t have this. However, expect your work life balance to suffer the closer you get to senior leadership. Remote and hybrid work is common. Great group of coworkers. People are generally sharp and willing to help others. Bike discounts, nice trails, a very nice facility, fun events, and good discounted food at the on-site cafeteria. Benefits are pretty good, with many employees getting bonuses and contributions to a stock ownership plan when times are good.

Cons

Really low pay that does not pace with inflation. Raises are not given annually. The longer you stay here, the further it feels that you fall behind. HR is not great to work with, and the company is just big enough that key contributors who should be rewarded are not visible to senior leadership and HR. Because of this, requests for raises are denied and many high performers have been leaving the company. There is a technical career path in name only, since the pay range at the top of the technical path is low relative to management. Performance reviews seem randomly timed if given at all, and the outcome of the review is not tied to a salary increase at all. You can receive top reviews every year for many years without an increase. John Burke has surrounded himself with yes men and speaks exclusively in platitudes. His leadership doesn’t inspire confidence and leadership has made many mistakes in the past years. Employees are told to work hard without raises and that their efforts will eventually be recognized, but this has not proven to be true. Managers spend too much of their time changing their goals and tracking metrics to reflect whatever self-help book has been chosen by John Burke with which to frame every problem the company faces for that year.

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