Harley-Davidson Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I was a Tactical Engineer during the surge cycle for introducing the new year model motorcycles. The majority of my time was spent troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing issues."

"Great people to work for, except the pay is very poor"

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"I really liked the people that I worked with, including my manager. However, the owners could not care less about you or anyone else that works for them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The job is fun, and the people you work with are great. But you are not going to be making the money they make you think you are."

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"The owners care about the money. The act like they care about their workers and customers, when that is only half true."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management is great. The owners were sub par by far."

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"I like the freedom I am given. I like the pay. I like the people I work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to be hired as a full-time employee, or be an outside vendor. The middle ground is bad."

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"The company is kind of lazy. There is too much confusion and not enough communication between departments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be more aggressive outside the core business of the company."

"Extremely politically charged, and perception based organization. Relationships are all that matter, technical expertise and work ethic are nearly meaningless."

"unkept promises , bad attitudes and total disaray"

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"the enviroment meeting new people and helping others solve thier issues."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"don't, I would recommend stay away, existing employees bad attitudes ( from fear of losing job,refused to properly train new employees."

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"management was lost, a new owner was taking over from a failing business and came in with pushy rude attitude towards employees and customers alike."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get someone who knows how to run a business, pushing people around and making treats don't make a business. also its great to hire buddies but a dealership is not a motorcycle club."

"The company has no sense of the product they are putting out!"

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"I love the hours of operation, makes is easy to have extra time to do things with the family. Especially when you can leave the line in the middle of the shift. Its a Harley, who cares how its built Its crap anyways!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just fill out an application, the retail side overcharges for the Harleys we make so there is a lot of jobs here."

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"I hate that other people can drink on the job, sleep on the job, and I feel like I have to stay awake and try to keep the line cleared. So may bad parts get through because of it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire everyone, stop buying inferior parts and build a real bike."

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"The people I worked with. Most were good up standing people trying to earn their pay and keep their jobs under constant barrage of needless and defeating BS"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Dont go there. I heard the line about joining the family. But it was all lies. Don't take the job!!!"

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"Managrnent style of whippings and beatings will continue until moral improves."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sell to someone that still has a passion for the industry and don't ruin it for everyone else"

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"Sometimes time consuming to get things done/approved due to a team atmosphere that required input from many people."

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"For many years, I've been an avid motorcyclist, and working for Harley-Davidson, was my favorite job. I enjoyed not only the job, but the people and the culture of the business."

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"The only draw back would have to be that some of the employees didn't share the passion of working there, and that tended to lower moral when trying to keep an upbeat postive energy in the company. But there's always gonna be people that don't fit within certain companies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I've worked for dealerships that hire/promote from outside, when there are clearly qualified employees that deserve to be promoted within."

"Harley-Davidson has changed in the last 2 years and I would not recommend as a place to work."

"HD is a very good company undergoing restructuring and downsizing."

What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"Manufacturing excellence"

What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?

"Limitations in career growth"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stick to the plans."