Rivian reviews

Biggest con right now is they're requesting everyone to go back to work when Covid levels are rising. Remote work should be an option for those who have been doing it for OVER A YEAR now without any issues. This shouldn't be a manager driven thing but should the employee want to do such then they have the option, not management. RSUs are a joke - you get taxed on them like crazy and they make it feel like they're a better option than stock options for the employee. Make sure you get a high base pay because a large chunk of your RSU's will get eaten up in standard income taxes vs. long term capital gains (15%) like leadership does. Lastly, company is moving fast so there are a lot of redundant roles being created because one side of the business doesn't know what the other side of the business is doing. This will result in layoffs in the future once people figure out they're building the same things.

Extreme burn out working from home. Despite repeated request to management that working from home does not mean working 24/7 the work load and pressure to deliver more and more is increasing. Management once in a rare while sends out email mentioning that this much output is not good for health and that we should slow down, however my immediate manager and colleagues are constantly pushing and pressuring to over commit and over deliver. This means I have to sacrifice my personal life working from home and sacrifice my family. I am working 24/7 . My colleagues brag about working all weekends. They send messages on weekends and after hours to review their code. Colleagues want to do video chat after hours and when I ask them that I have to leave I am asked to stay a bit longer. Personal life is suffering, kids are suffering and mental health is suffering. Management is pressuring their direct reports and in turn they push their direct reports. Management knows about this and is happy with the output. Empty emails about slowing down comes in a rare while which is never heeded by anybody. What I have to work on in how much time is decided by my manager and it cannot change. This is another Tesla culture in making.