Honestly people need to calm down - Senior Software Engineer Rivian Employee Review

3.0
15 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Yes RJ is a nice guy. Many of my coworkers are nice normal people.

Cons

It’s the kind of place where you need to be very careful what you say if you have any criticisms or problems. Dissent is not tolerated. You either are 110% committed or nothing. Other than that it’s pretty standard. Office move to Palo Alto shows that there is little concern for who’s currently here - all in the quest for better tech talent.

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Rivian Response
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Hi there, thanks for posting your review. We’re glad to hear you’ve made positive connections on your team and with RJ. With respect to your concerns in flagging issues/problems, it is disappointing to learn that you believe constructive feedback is unwelcome. As we’re sure you’ve seen, scaling at this pace, has introduced a number of speedbumps, one of which is clear and effective internal communications - including recognizing that we could have communicated our office move more effectively. We hope that you’ll continue to be part of our journey at Rivian. As we build these feedback infrastructures across the organization and in our People teams, please reach out to anyone on our team with concerns. Thanks again, Rivian Team

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