Rigid culture, poor management, and highly stagnant career growth - Experience Engineer Volvo Group Employee Review

2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Infrastructure:** The office space is decent, featuring ergonomic seating areas with adjustable height tables. * **Facilities:** Free tea and coffee are available for employees. * **Technical Labs:** The campus includes a small truck garage and an AR/VR lab, which are interesting technical spaces.

Cons

Management & Leadership:** There is a severe lack of technical and communication leadership. Managers frequently lack the technical competency required to guide experienced candidates. Promotion cycles lack transparency and often reward unqualified individuals due to clear favoritism. * **Workplace Culture & Politics:** The team environment is highly political and toxic. Long-tenured employees are noticeably insecure, creating a hostile environment for new or performing team members. * **Work Quality & Collaboration:** The work lacks substance and innovation. There are no standardized checklists or structured processes; instead, teams are expected to blindly follow instructions from the Lyon team. Professional development and promised certifications are entirely neglected. * **Performance Appraisals:** The organization sets unrealistically high expectations without providing the necessary support, which is then used to hand out low performance ratings. * **Resource Allocation & Hardware:** Workloads are unfairly and improperly distributed. Teams are under-resourced, and management fails to provide basic hardware accessories needed to execute tasks efficiently. * **Policies & Benefits:** The company offers zero flexibility with a strict "no work-from-home" policy. Commuter benefits are poorly structured, offering no cab facilities and negligible benefits for bike commuters. * **On-Site Amenities:** The quality of the food provided on campus is very poor.

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5.0
4 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really inclusive environment and most of campus is already with ABW - activity based workplace (flexible seating).

Cons

Sometimes due to the very inclusive environment, decisions can take a little longer.

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2.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Vacation, parental leave, cafeteria, DEI.

Cons

I feel like decisions are made by people not involved in processes which results in day to day activities becoming more and more difficult. Unable to schedule projects to save their lives. So many last minute tests and drop in testing, theres almost no point to schedule testing.

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