A culture of blame without understanding - Consultant Scout Motors Employee Review

2.0
23 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pride in the car models, amazing day to day workers, great CEO; generally seems positive towards women

Cons

Toxic management; lack of understanding about what people actually do and how those things get done. There can be heavy criticism without understanding roles or who’s assigned to what. There is no support or help from management, just constant pressure and criticism. It’s like their role is reschedule/not attend a million meetings and then be mad nothing is done in the way they want it to be done, wielding criticism without asking questions as to WHY things are not done. Please listen when we try to tell you. The engineers/coordinators/support employees are so so tired. Also the health insurance offered denies everything your doctor tries to order. It is affordable but not high quality care as it seems eveything is auto denied and a constant hassle to get basic meds and imaging. Free thinking is not welcome or encouraged. There is “one way” to do things and that may or may not be communicated leaving people who are excellent at their jobs left in tears after ridiculous criticism. This means if you are neurodivergent, creative, and/or an outside of the box thinker you will be verbally punished for not doing it “the one way” even if that has not been communicated or established.

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5.0
10 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay Great people New experiences

Cons

Hard for rehire No cons

1.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Collaborations with outside joint ventures are helpful and allow for more networking opportunities - Pay and Benefits is comparable to other OEMs, for reference as a senior engineer it was roughly 125k, 20 days accrued with carry over to new year, and most holidays off (no good friday or easter monday)

Cons

- CEO has consistently downplayed/mocked issues brought up by engineering on the overall processes and blockades. Clearly showing favoritism towards the production and design sections of the company. Direct examples of this can be seen when looking at social media posts by Scout that often highlight only the production and design aspects. For example there is no training program (outside of required legal training) or career development opportunities geared towards engineering teams. - Leadership within R&D departments is often disjointed and incapable of delivering the same message across the board largely due to lack of CTO presence in the office (working remotely), VPs combating to act in their own interests and to be acting head of CTO in the office, and severe issues of sticking to a decision. - Processes/tools are frequently changed across all departments causing unnecessary roadblocks and discussions. - The Charlotte move was poorly communicated, lacked any additional benefits, and blocked promotional opportunities if you chose to stay in MI Overall for an engineering professional, I do not recommend this company as your growth will be severely limited. Within automotive please direct your attention to a different start up or OEM.

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