All is a Political Game - Anonymous employee Robert Bosch Employee Review

1.0
Jan 20, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing really worth mentioning here.

Cons

The organization operates in a Machiavellian manner, where all decisions are driven by politics rather than merit, leading to a toxic environment and high employee turnover. Certain segments, known as "Kingdoms," are rife with individuals engaging in political maneuvering, supported by uninformed managers. This conduct is marked by a complete lack of integrity, perpetuating manipulation, deceit, and internal sabotage. The culture of deceit and betrayal is pervasive, even celebrated with games that aim to teach how to be a good "saboteur" of competing groups. The resulting environment is toxic, unproductive, and detrimental to personal growth. It is advisable to steer clear of this organization.

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Robert Bosch Response
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Hello, Thank you for your review on Glassdoor. We are sorry reading about your dissatisfaction and take your criticism very seriously. At Bosch, we stand for respectful cooperation and attach great importance to communication and treating one another as peers. You have the possibility to report issues via the Bosch whistleblower system at any time. It provides you with a whistleblower platform to report – anonymously if desired – complaints, e.g. about discriminatory statements, to the compliance department. The link to the system is: https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/clientInfo?cin=18RB2&c=-1&language=eng. Furthermore, we encourage you to voice your concerns directly to your manager or HR business partner to discuss your feedback in more detail and develop possible options for improvement. If you would like to share further details with us, please contact us via e-mail: bosch.karriere@de.bosch.com. Thank you! Your Bosch Career Team

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