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Harley-Davidson, Inc.

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Behind the smoke and mirrors - Anonymous employee Harley-Davidson, Inc. Employee Review

2.0
17 Jun 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is a resume builder, helps you move on to a better job in the future.

Cons

A long time ago, magazines wrote articles about this being one of the top 100 employers to work for. Well let me tell you after the 100th Anniversary, and Elton John singing to Bikers - it all changed. The company is ran in a vicious cycle. If you can survive good for you, and everyman for himself. There were many good employees that were hurt by things management did to them. People who counted the minutes until they could retire and never look back. The danger came if you could not manage your Director or VP well. Sure there were some unique managers from Honda that needed to be building weedwhackers instead of motorcycles. It would not be a place I would want to see my friends wind up. One guy in finance called me a while back and had been working 20 hour days to get a project out. Asked me if I could hire him to get him out of there, unfortunately I couldn't help. The sad thing is that he needed to do that to make his manager look good for the guys up top. Did I forget to mention that bonus were once part of your salary, and they disappeared too.

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5.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Great Place to work, and learn about motorcycles

Cons

Promotion from Senior To Staff can take a while, but that's standard for most legacy OEMs

4.0
22 Jun 2026
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Pros

Employee Discount is good. Excellent scheduling.

Cons

No chance for raise or promotion

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