Don't do it - toxic management - Manager Trek Bicycle Employee Review

2.0
14 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Your coworkers are great, but you're all stuck in the same mess

Cons

1. CFO and CEO actually say there is no such thing as work/life balance if you want to succeed - this is just their way of justifying overworking and underpaying you, but then still say you haven't done enough for a raise, promotion, etc. 2. They say the company is a "family". They must have a really messed up family where everyone lies to you and is afraid of their father. 3. Pay is below other industries 4. No room for advancement 5. Any of the positive reviews you see here are from employees at Trek's retail stores - pay attention to the corporate reviews instead

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great culture, decent work like balance

Cons

No room for growth, bike industry is going down hill

1.0
1 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people you work with are awesome. If you don't make some lifelong friends here, you're probably doing something wrong.

Cons

A few years ago, there was a change at TREK. It didn't happen quickly, but the culture started to change as the industry started to return to pre-covid business. Many of the people that helped shape TREK's amazing culture started to leave. Those that stayed endure brutal layoffs and report to people that now exist in their positions only for their own self-interest. You have to understand that TREK was not a company that many people used to leave. The direction of the company feels uncertain. Leadership seems to care little about retaining long term employees. They have let so many people go in different fields that a lot of day-to-day operations seem to slow down. Purchasing customers also led to a major shift in how the company runs today. It's much less calculated, and directional changes in how the company operates seem to happen with no notice and with poor planning. TREK will eventually find it's path forward, but it's doing so at a steep cost - the loss of dedicated and loyal employees that were there for the mission and future of the company. They brought integrity, (real) brutal honesty and vision for what the company could be. The only thing keeping TREK in it's market leading position today is simply how poorly the rest of the cycling industry is doing right now.

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