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Specialized Bicycle Components

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Ride your bike fast and you may be OK - Anonymous employee Specialized Bicycle Components Employee Review

1.0
28 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fabulous product, successful company, innovators and leaders in industry, very hard working employees

Cons

The first thing that struck me right away was how homogeneous this company is. Highly skewed male at all levels, almost all white, bike racer culture. If you know anything about bike racing, you know how obsessive, narcissistic, self-absorbed, and cutthroat racers are. Transfer that to a company culture and you have an organization steeped in backstabbing, emphasis on personal and political gain, and desire to trip colleagues rather than help them succeed. Never seen anything like it. Misogyny? Yup. Unwillingness to share credit? Yup. Sink or swim attitude regarding new employees? Yup. Dominate the industry and put the competition out of business? Yup. (although this last isn't so terrible - many companies share this objective) But heck, if you ride your bike fast and beat people on the daily lunch ride, you will get noticed and any missteps MAY be overlooked. May. Join at your peril, and don't move to Morgan Hill right away. Many, many employees get fired after 3 months.

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1.0
28 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They make amazing bikes. Team members are fun to be around and work with.

Cons

They have evolved to think that their products will sell themselves. Funding for everything else has been cut and expecting employees to pick up the gaps. Employee discounts not great compared to what they used to be. Return to office 4 days a week in an area where the pay does not even afford you an apartment.

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