Upper management disconnected from culture. - Sr Manager Software Engineering Rivian Employee Review

3.0
29 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product, collaborative teams, and a clear mission. Working with open and intelligent people who generally want to work together to get things done.

Cons

Director level and above and especially the C-Suite is completely disconnected from reality. The discussion and implementation of values only applies to some which is evident in the mistakes that the execs have made over and over again. The same people seem to have the ear of RJ and continue to provide poor advice; whether that was around price changes, lay-offs, or changes to product offerings. Each major decision has been a major disaster that shows a clear lack of strategic vision and a general disconnect from reality. Coupled with no accountability, the only people who suffer are those who actually do (or now did) the work.

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5.0
1 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great learning opportunity, fun work, good people

Cons

Lots of travel if not based in Normal IL. Lot of change from management

4.0
7 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pretty good work-life balance. Love the product of the company and the vision. CEO is not crazy.

Cons

Future of the company is still a bit uncertain

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