BMW Reviews

Pros

great brand, cool products - great plans for the future - co-workers are the best of best of the best - healthy competition with peers

Cons

networks of influence can be difficult to crack into and exploit. awareness of opportunities and opening can be difficultto identify in advance

Advice to Senior Management

look to the breadth and diversity of your workforce - don't confine your attention to the traditional BMWler type candidates

Pros

Big Group
BMW GROUP BRNADS
National Sole Importer
Market Exposure
Good payment

Cons

Unpleasnat environment
Unorganized structure
Politics
Unclear path
Lack of development
No training
High job turnover

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership

Pros

proud to be a member of one of the world's most recognized company, can learn a lot from such a world corporation.

Cons

the corporation is too big it's hard to have career advancement

Pros

Work Life balance, International colleagues, Fun product, reasonable Employee Car Lease program (includes Insurance coverage)

Cons

Low pay for branches outside Hilliard, Ohio headquarters. Geo pay is given to employees, but not enough to compensate for standard of living in Metro NY area. Opportunities for upward mobility mostly available in Ohio location - so relocation is a must.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase base pay to allow NJ colleagues to purchase residences as easily as Ohio colleagues.

Pros

Flat org. Very flexible for work.

Cons

Small community. Could be hard to get promote as there are small community.

Advice to Senior Management

NA

Pros

Reputable company to work with

Cons

Office politics gets too complicated sometimes

Pros

You get to drive BMWs
Great facilities in Munich
There is a certain prestige to work there
The workload corresponds to the German standards: you get a lot of free time

Cons

Most of the employees have been dreaming to work there since their childhood. If it is not your case, you may feel a little like an alien.
Even from the lowest levels, the vast majority of the managers are Bavarians. If you are not, it may hamper your chances of getting up the ladder

Advice to Senior Management

There are smart people who do not work at BMW. Applying the 'streng Geheim' policy to every bit of common information is sometimes a little over kill.

Pros

global platform, standardized regulation system, easy-going employees and executives, great team building, opportunity to keep touch with best talent in the mobile industry

Cons

limit opportunity to be promoted to top level, average salary and benefits, no staff canteen, limit OT compensation, average training system

Advice to Senior Management

more cross- dept communication and cooperation, higher salary, pay more attention to staff retention.more powerful PR activities.

Pros

Top Reputation.
Very nice salary when past intern level.
Great team environment.
When Oktoberfest comes around, all employees can wear their dirndls and Lederhose to work for those weeks.
Networking.
Nice discount on BMW rentals and complete purchasing when past intern level.

Cons

Such a large company that the lower workers sometimes feel left out of the bigger picture and overall mission of the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage more team activities past Oktoberfest team meet-ups.

Pros

Very nice company to work in the sense the name bmw looks good on your resume / CV. Nice work area.

Cons

No guidance given to juniors from the senior members of the workforce. Office politics seem to matter more than the job at hand. Not a friendly working environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Take more of an initiative to new workers and try and make them feel part of the team. Be more clear on work duties and that of what is expected from a new employee.