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Harley-Davidson, Inc.

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Behind the smoke and mirrors - Anonymous employee Harley-Davidson, Inc. Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is a resume builder, helps you move on to a better job in the future.

Cons

A long time ago, magazines wrote articles about this being one of the top 100 employers to work for. Well let me tell you after the 100th Anniversary, and Elton John singing to Bikers - it all changed. The company is ran in a vicious cycle. If you can survive good for you, and everyman for himself. There were many good employees that were hurt by things management did to them. People who counted the minutes until they could retire and never look back. The danger came if you could not manage your Director or VP well. Sure there were some unique managers from Honda that needed to be building weedwhackers instead of motorcycles. It would not be a place I would want to see my friends wind up. One guy in finance called me a while back and had been working 20 hour days to get a project out. Asked me if I could hire him to get him out of there, unfortunately I couldn't help. The sad thing is that he needed to do that to make his manager look good for the guys up top. Did I forget to mention that bonus were once part of your salary, and they disappeared too.

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5.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Good culture, fun environment, room to grow

Cons

a lot of leadership changes lately

2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

- Flexibility with schedule allowing for a good work/life balance - Great people to work with - Brand recognition

Cons

-Leadership is in a constant state change which also provides instability of the strategy. - New CEO brings "new" products and promises but if you look back over the past few 5 year strategic plans, very little changes. - Financially struggling to make a profit - Employees are not rewarded based on performance. IF there is a financial increase to base pay everyone gets the same amount. There are no merit increases. And they haven't paid out a bonus in a couple of years.

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