Pros: Incredibly talented team, hand-picked from around the world for their skill and experience, integrated into a strong team, working on a truly exciting vision. The level of knowledge and expertise in the team is inspiring and challenges you to up your game. You learn and grow more here in six months than in years at a traditional automotive OEM. The product development approach is different to a traditional OEM, as is the way in which the whole team works together for the benefit of the product. You have significant responsibility in your role and can really influence and shape the product. Free breakfast, snacks, and drinks, and in-work social events, help with the Silicon Valley feel. Pay and stock options are competitive.

Cons: The nature of the products and the short development timeframe mean the hours can be long. But when you're excited and fired up, the days fly by. With a smaller team compared to a typical OEM, you need to cover a much larger set of responsibilities, which can be daunting. However, you learn a diverse skill set very quickly.

Pros: Solid product and fast-paced environment.

Cons: Managers can be unfair and treat you horribly. They are always threatening that you might lose your job over minor and irrelevant mistakes.

Pros: Most people are friendly, and the offices are generally clean. However, the dark colors of the walls and floor are not very joyful. Pay can be good, but this is very relative, especially if your overall health is compromised.

Cons: Lucid is a Tesla 2.0 but lacks in success and effectiveness. There is an ongoing conflict of egos between the CEO of Lucid and the CEO of Tesla, which is clearly apparent. Also, Lucid is not innovating that much; it was doing some product improvements at the early stage of the company. Organizational Culture - The company operates with archaic practices, similar to a decades-old corporate environment, but still wants to appear as a tech company, which it is not. Think of it as an old-school car company in a fancy suit. The workplace culture is toxic, characterized by disrespectful behavior, including bullying, harassment, insults, gossiping, gaslighting, and discrimination. Negative behaviors are not addressed and, in some cases, encouraged by certain managers. Employees suffer retaliation when issues are raised, with HR helping in the process by feeding the person(s) with improper behavior. It's worth noting layoffs are now regular practices, and you could be laid off for any given reason, including if you are having a life-changing event (newborn, illness, or accident). Management Practices - Favoritism and nepotism are prevalent, with individuals who contribute minimally—if not giving their work to others—but engage in extensive networking with directors and managers to be promoted. The work environment is marked by excessive hours, including weekends, with ridiculous standard office hours set from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Micromanagement is commonplace. Leadership is insecure and indecisive, contributing to a lack of organizational structure: the Execs want Lucid to remain a start-up, which it no longer is. Employee Recognition and Development - There is no recognition or reward for employee contributions—unless you are buddy-buddy with your boss—beyond occasional social events (pizza and beer). The company as a whole is reluctant to learn or improve. There are no lessons learned, no onboarding, and no training provided. The "success" is due to past achievements of employees who left rather than ongoing efforts of newly replacing hires. Overall, if you think of yourself as a true professional with knowledge, critical thinking, ethics, and integrity, Lucid is not a place for you. If you are a rude, lazy, impolite, stubborn, disrespectful, crowd-pleaser, corporate climbing ladder person, Lucid is the perfect place.