Great CEO, Terrible Middle Managers
Great CEO, Terrible Middle Managers
RJ was the best CEO I have worked under. The company felt fun and exciting, and there was a lot of passion coming from the C-suite.
The middle managers are a train wreck. They are the most dispassionate people I have encountered. They have zero accountability. Their arbitrary KPIs and the optics around their success matter more than delivering value to the company. They spend most of their energy promoting friends and socializing to the detriment of the people working extra hours to keep things running.
Rivian needs to take a hard look at how employees feel about their managers. 360 and pulse surveys are a must.
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
You apply through the website. The recruiter will contact you shortly. Next, there will be a technical interview. The recruiter has rescheduled his phone call three times. Two times he mixed up the timezone, as he physically lives in the MTS timezo
Software Engineering Intern
The interview consisted of one behavioral and one technical question. The technical portion was split into a project presentation and a very doable Python question. The interviewers were kind, and the company seemed to have a good work culture.
Software Engineer
Recruiter phone screen. After that, a hiring manager screen. Discussed high-level ideas about a software stack. The interview process took less than two weeks. Got rejected after the hiring manager screen without any feedback.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United StatesFebruary 10, 2021You apply through the website. The recruiter will contact you shortly. Next, there will be a technical interview. The recruiter has rescheduled his phone call three times. Two times he mixed up the timezone, as he physically lives in the MTS timezo
Software Engineering Intern
Palo Alto, California, United StatesMay 20, 2025The interview consisted of one behavioral and one technical question. The technical portion was split into a project presentation and a very doable Python question. The interviewers were kind, and the company seemed to have a good work culture.
Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2023Recruiter phone screen. After that, a hiring manager screen. Discussed high-level ideas about a software stack. The interview process took less than two weeks. Got rejected after the hiring manager screen without any feedback.
