Waste of time and money - Anonymous employee NIO Employee Review

Padma excels as a self-absorbed, talking head intent to disrupt the auto industry (e.g, the fullstack, car 3.0...), but fails miserably as a development leader. She has no clue what it takes to bring a car to market. Compounding this deficiency, she condescendingly refers to the auto industry as ‘easy’ work. What an inspiration! No accountability, no timelines. It’s one last cash grab for a lot of active retirees. There’s a lot of chaos (so it feels like a startup...), but no sense of urgency on deliverables. Maybe when daddy cuts off their allowance things will change? Development costs to innovate are not recognized by Finance group. There is no free lunch, and suppliers are not going to give themselves away to be First of Next (which is another display of the company’s hubris).