Lessons Learned - Anonymous employee Cruise Employee Review

1.0
Dec 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cruise has good catered food, and has social events that encourage meeting everyone in the company.

Cons

Management does not stand true to Cruise's internal behaviors and values, and the leadership style is very toxic. Managers do not invest time to set employees up for success. Cruise is growing way too fast, and it seems like management does not have time to mentor the newest hires in the right direction. There is a lack of transparency with regards to performance management, and misalignment between executive leadership and middle management. The performance culture not based on merit and hard work, but rather on the number of relationships you have with middle management. There is definitely a strong sense of alienation of new hires, which is not the culture that Cruise takes great pride in.

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