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    Volkswagen Group of America Reviews

    Updated August 8, 2018
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    Volkswagen Group of America President and CEO Hinrich J. Woebcken
    Hinrich J. Woebcken
    48 Ratings

    298 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • "I also have found that this is a work environment that provides its employees a good work life balance" (in 22 reviews)

    • "Really good benefits and they take really good care of you and awesome team work and everyone seems like your family" (in 28 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work life/balance is non existent" (in 21 reviews)

    • "long hours, have to work night shift due to senority, hard on the body and exhausting work" (in 10 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (4)

      "Great Place to Work!"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time

      Pros

      VW is a great place to work. I enjoy what I do and feel challenged every day. I also have found that this is a work environment that provides its employees a good work life balance. There are also fun events/activities for employees to participate in.

      Benefits/Perks:
      Summer Hours
      Community Service Leave
      Ride/Drive events when new vehicles are launched
      Employee Leave/Purchase Program
      Competitive Benefits/401(k)/Bonus Structure

      Cons

      Leadership has been very receptive to employee feedback that is given through annual surveys.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to be open to change.

    2. "Network Process Lead"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Auburn Hills, MI
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Auburn Hills, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The organization is constantly providing challenges for their employees. Benefits are very good, such as the employee vehicle lease program.

      Cons

      Due to its large size there is a lot of waste in working through projects or obtaining finance for efforts.

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    3. "Positive"

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      Current Employee - Phone Agent in Auburn Hills, MI
      Current Employee - Phone Agent in Auburn Hills, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great company but needs to provide better work hours

      Cons

      Always looking to grow

      Advice to Management

      Provide more opportunities

    4. "Control system engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      -Good atmosphere at the Research Lab
      -Well organized

      Cons

      -Things move a bit slow
      -People are constantly moving

    5. "Wasted opportunities"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chattanooga, TN
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chattanooga, TN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Paychecks didn’t bounce
      If you have a good supervisor you may have a chance for advancement, if not-you’re stuck
      Minority candidates given preferential treatment for promotions over white men ages 18-49

      Cons

      Never know what time you’re leaving
      Poor management
      Can be a dead end job
      Parking sucks
      Extremely poor management

      Advice to Management

      Stop worrying about your bonus(es) and worry about the bottom line. Keep your employees well being in mind.

    6. "Cavity wax"

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      Former Employee - Cavity Wax in Chattanooga, TN
      Former Employee - Cavity Wax in Chattanooga, TN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Really good benefits and they take really good care of you and awesome team work and everyone seems like your family!

      Cons

      Swing shift I guess would be

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you do!

    7. "Its very good job experience."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Herndon, VA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Herndon, VA

      I worked at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      It improves my communication skill as well as how to resolve customers problem.

      Cons

      No of workshops are less in big cities.

    8. "Process coordination specialist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits. My immediate group is a good group to work with.

      Cons

      There are too many audits. Process audits. Product audits. External agency audits. Internal audits.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "I love working at the electronics research lab for VW group of America"

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      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Awesome work environment. Cool fun projects and the chance to with for the largest Automotive manufacture in the world. The Erl had about 200 or so employees and had the feel of a small tech company with tht resources of VW.

      Cons

      Sometimes it's a pain to have to communicate with Germany to get information on the cars or have to translate German text when I don't speak German

    10. Helpful (3)

      "Mediocre"

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      Current Employee - Engineering Specialist in Chattanooga, TN
      Current Employee - Engineering Specialist in Chattanooga, TN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Volkswagen Group of America full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      No micro-management; Open environment; International learning

      Cons

      Very little chance for advancement
      The more work you do, the more that's expected.
      Although no micro-management, management doesn't even know what you're doing. Especially when they are an FSE.
      Most FSEs (Foreign Service Exchange) typically managers, are only concerned with bettering their career.

      Advice to Management

      Hire local managers that want to help their employees learn and advance.

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