RTO mishandled - Anonymous employee Volvo Group Employee Review

4.0
4 Apr 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Friendly people Good benefits Good 401k match Adequate vacation time

Cons

The company has wildly mishandled the 5 day return to office (RTO) policy. First, mandating RTO after 5 years without a comprehensive company wide communication or justifiable rationale is a shame. It feels controlling and patronizing and doesn’t reflect the culture of the company that I joined years ago. There aren’t enough parking spaces or desks. They’ve gone fully open concept to try to cram as many people into a handful of buildings as they can, which just leads to distracting, noisy environments under fluorescent lights. Maintaining the hybrid model and/or more dedicated office spaces would lend itself to more productivity.

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5.0
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Pros

Really inclusive environment and most of campus is already with ABW - activity based workplace (flexible seating).

Cons

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2.0
1 June 2026
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Pros

Great team of colleagues. Employee who are focused on ensuring their best. Excellent collaboration between teams. Colleagues who will look past the negative culture and continue to do their best for the company.

Cons

Culture & HR team who are clueless about global teams and work strategies. Focus on how many days and hours are spent in the office, rather than quality of work delivered. "You are being tracked by HR" has become the new way of life with the new culture. Total lack of communication after announcing job cuts are coming, due to awful truck sales and loss of market share in USA. Heavily bloated VP structure.

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