Volvo Group is terrible - Senior Manager Volvo Group Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2025
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Pros

Work pace is slow (for those who like that). Business goes well - it is a big company with history, many brands in its portfolio and good market reach.

Cons

Even though salary was in the normal range, the additional benefits where less than other large-scale Swedish companies I have worked for. Management was terrible. No transparency - even as senior manager you do not get insight into what's going on or basis for decisions - you should just do and not ask. And this was at the Volvo Group Connected Solutions Innovation Lab which is supposed to be somewhat modern and forward thinking. What I saw in the rest of the organization was even worse. Management did not provide any feedback during the year. I got rather good annual reviews and grading, but there were surprises that had not been brought up anytime during the year. There were other senior managers who had a much worse fate which in turn led a few into depression due to work related issues like this. Transparency in general is close to zero in the organization. I worked there some years and have been with other employers since then. Tried to apply for some positions - just in case - and there is not even a response. I have some colleagues who also applied to several jobs and same for them (one also applied to the Innovation Lab and never got a reply. This person was a well known high level senior in the Gothenburg region). From what I have seen the expression "ghosting" and "Volvo Group" seem to be synonyms. It is a conservative, slow and old style company with poor middle management (at least up to and including VP level).

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5.0
Mar 4, 2026
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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.

2.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Great team of colleagues. Employee who are focused on ensuring their best. Excellent collaboration between teams. Colleagues who will look past the negative culture and continue to do their best for the company.

Cons

Culture & HR team who are clueless about global teams and work strategies. Focus on how many days and hours are spent in the office, rather than quality of work delivered. "You are being tracked by HR" has become the new way of life with the new culture. Total lack of communication after announcing job cuts are coming, due to awful truck sales and loss of market share in USA. Heavily bloated VP structure.

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