Pros
free lunch and some nice colleagues
Cons
I would give it negative stars if I could. Stay away from this company as it will drain your energy, waist your time, and make it a negative experience on your resume. It used to be a great place to work, just like a small startup, where people would communicate and collaborate, and work hard and play hard, but NOT any more. It has become a Chinese company and run by a group of Chinese executives with no management experience in the U.S.. They like to commend and control, and only promote people who always follow them and never question them. - lack of mission and vision: They want to make EVs fast, and there's no long-term plan. They don't have a mission, and they change their plans every day. - lack of trust and integrity: The management team doesn't know what integrity means, and they lie to the employees. Decisions are made in China, and they do not bother to learn how Silicon Valley companies work, nor do they care about what the employees think. If you ever try to speak up, you will be doomed. - poor management: They have lost a lot of great people, and some of their current leaders in R&D and HR are insanely incompetent and unprofessional. They have no clue of what they are doing, and they play favoritism all the time. Last year an executive asked employees to write positive Glassdoor reviews after bonus payout. Job titles are inflated, and some of the middle management feel entitled to whatever they have. They view seasoned employees as threat instead of asset, and they smile to your face and then stab you in the back. - favoritism and discrimination: I have never worked at a company with such a high level of tolerance for non-compliance and discrimination that employees almost have to neglect in order to make their managers happy. And some of the executives are rude and abusive, and they can get away with whatever they do because they have power. It's always the same group of (mostly Chinese) people that take credits and get recognition and rewards, leaving a whole bunch of hard-working, talented people demoralized. - lack of transparency and communication: The executives sit in their own suite by themselves. There're no regular all-hands meetings or other types of communication, and employees don't have any input. - lack of funding: They seem to struggle with funding, or it may be because they want to move the work to China instead of in the U.S.. - no empathy: There're emails and calls off the regular work hours, and international travels with short or no notice in advance. They don't care about employees. They moved Michigan employees to California and moved them back. There were people that really cared and tried to make a change, but they ended up being excluded or forced to leave. Save yourself and look for some better opportunity where you can really contribute and grow.
