Rivian reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,898 total reviews)
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R.J. Scaringe

70% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Rivian has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rivian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Feb 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A business worth fighting for with incredible leaders and committed employees

Cons

There’s morale issues on some teams. With growth we have lost the ability to hire people that share our vision. Not everyone needs to drink tons of kool aid but it helps because that’s all we have.

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Rivian Response
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Thank you for sharing your perspective. We truly appreciate your vote of confidence in leadership and your committed colleagues. We’re incredibly fortunate to have gathered such a competent group of people. We are optimistic that the addition of new talent and investment in programs that create more robust recruiting approaches to ensure all Rivians, share our vision and passion. It’s very challenging to recreate the feeling of a small team at our current size and scale, however, we are striving to maintain the feeling of being connected to a large team trying to make a real difference in the sustainable future of transportation. Thanks, the Rivian Team
5.0
Feb 6, 2020

You make the world a better place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of genuine people and talented team. You make the world a better place. You take ownership of your work instead of laying back. Treat people as people. RJ believes in people who we has been working with. Give opportunities.

Cons

Growing fast, needs to embrace growing pain for sure. But it is necessary.

5.0
Feb 6, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

RJ (CEO) has a clear goal in mind, which is to enact a positive change on the environment in which our children and our children's children will grow up. This is not just a sales pitch, it is absolutely genuine and is the cornerstone of the company vision. Ultimately that's what attracted me and many others to Rivian and there are few, if any, companies in the world right now able to deliver the same extent of positive change. Yes Rivian is a startup and is now experiencing typical issues associated with the necessary growth that enables success, but the opposite (no growth and a static work environment) would bore me to tears. It's a constant challenge of strong growth, mixed international cultures, experienced and inexperienced employees, old and new employees, changing organizational structures, new investors, new technologies, and brand new vehicle concepts, but it's these same challenges that allow the opportunity to do things differently. Rivian is growing and adapting, whilst building amazing products, and there is no place more exciting to work in the world right now. For those who are frustrated by it, I strongly believe the better response is to embrace it, grow with it, and try to affect it positively over time. Eventually it will all calm down and you will miss this phase.

Cons

It's extremely difficult to build a car company and it's not for everyone. There are often causalities to the pace, the rate of organizational change, the dilution of culture and the relentless drive to maintain timelines to keep customers happy. Most work long hours, but are generally driven by a desire for success in what Rivian is trying to do. The average employee at Rivian is robustly capable with a strong desire to be influential in Rivian's success, but these types of personalities need strong, experienced management. This is difficult to build immediately in a startup and is the toughest of challenges for RJ and his leadership team. Whilst Rivian grows at an extraordinary pace, they are constantly working to refine how the business is run, unfortunately there is still plenty of room for improvement

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