BMW Group reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,218 total reviews)
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Oliver Zipse

92% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

BMW Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,218 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The BMW Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Aug 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The brand name always attracts attention and has a certain level of prestige to it.

Cons

The colleagues in BMW are not very helpful and expect one to come begging them for information or knowledge. Even when you do so, they often retort with a simple "I have no time". Many people in BMW do not like to deal with anyone who doesn't speak German which is strange considering that they are an MNC. There is also a glass ceiling for anyone who isn't German to rise through the ranks. They mostly promote Germans only for even middle management positions even though better qualified people are around.

1.0
May 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is OK, but lowest in the car industry.

Cons

Bullying and psychologically dangerous behaviours are not just tolerated here, they're actively encouraged. HR turns a blind eye and colludes with managers' abusive conduct and deceitfulness, and happy to throw people under the bus and stealing other's ideas. Get used to seeing your colleagues and line managers regularly breaking down in tears or being signed off on endless stress leave. Burn out due to a top down culture of management using aggression and fear to manage people is common here. Discrimination is also rife, saw people openly making fun of people with disabilities, moaning about having to make reasonable adjustments, and not hiring BAME people! They've got a SPEAK OUT but it's mostly for corporate whistleblowing, so have no idea if the company wants to know about bullying and harassment. Everyone looks stressed and miserable. It's a shame because there are some good, talented people here, and there's no need to run a business like this.

1.0
Mar 16, 2019

Seriously

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the employees are chill and easy to get along with.

Cons

They don't care about their employees and the HR department acts like you owe them something like they are doing you a favor to do their job!! The money is not worth what you put your body through. Leaving there I felt like I was leaving prison. Best decision of my life!!!

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