Startup arrogance and EEO audit please - Staff Engineer Rivian Employee Review

1.0
Nov 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

RSUs (stock price though…), salary, generally interesting product, smart engineers

Cons

God-complex with some management, ‘yo-bro’ culture in many teams, strategic vision falling apart, quality issues, financial performance tanking, high layoff rates. Rivian should be audited by EEO - the number of visa employees who they have complete control over is crazy. 80+% in many depts. These employees cannot say no or question anything without fear of visa implications. Employees finally are a flash in the pan here - do not expect anything long term from a personal sanity nor from company solvency perspective

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5.0
May 19, 2026
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Pros

Startup, people care about the work being done.

Cons

Upward mobility is unclear, and competitive.

5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance. Fast paced environment. Good team

Cons

I have not seen any negatives

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