Managers have big ego and won’t give promotions to people who deserve it - Anonymous employee Rivian Employee Review

1.0
Jun 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Cool working on cool electric cars

Cons

- Engineering managers working on the line think that good managers and good engineers when they’re good at neither - Culture has declined just so people can sit in at different offices talking over zoom - Big ego managers like to act like they’re you’re friend - Managers don’t give deserved promotions to push you down in your career

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Great learning opportunity, fun work, good people

Cons

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2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Great exposure to the product - Amazing teammates, boots on the ground collaboration - Onboarding is really well done - they take this part seriously and I appreciate that.

Cons

- Limited growth - Constantly worried whether your department is getting laid off. - I've worked at plenty of other startups and EV companies and this one is by far the worst. - Zero job security unless you're JR

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