Ex-Rivian exec sues over ‘toxic bro culture’ at upstart EV automaker — via drivingdotca autonews Rivian EV
Schwab alleges Rivian violated the state’s labor code, tarnished her reputation, and caused emotional pain, according to the lawsuit. “Rivian’s unlawful conduct also cost Ms. Schwab millions of dollars in unvested equity on the eve of the company’s IPO,” it said. Schwab’s attorneys said they also filed a statement of claims with the American Arbitration Association on Thursday.Article content
Schwab joined the Irvine, California-based company in November 2020. She said she was offered a US$360,000 base salary, a 40-per-cent bonus, a US$4,000 per month stipend, a US$100,000 sign-on bonus, and US$1.5 million in equity in the form of restricted stock units. Rivian, which is backed by Amazon, plans an initial public offering later this month that could value the company at close to US$60 billion.
“Rivian publicly boasts about its culture, so it was a crushing blow when I joined the company and almost immediately experienced a toxic bro culture that marginalizes women and contributes to the company making mistakes,” Schwab wrote in a blog post Thursday. In her lawsuit, Schwab alleges Rivian’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jiten Behl, “routinely excluded her from meetings” and made decisions about her team “without her input but with input from men on different teams, and dismissed the legitimate concerns she had regarding Rivian’s misleading public statements and flawed business practices.”
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