Great on the surface, lacking in honest transparency on the inside
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
No time tracking. Lots of freedom.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Lack of transparency internally.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Start investing in people. Get rid of the cronyism. Start taking feedback seriously. Deliver on your promises to the employees.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Generally there's not a lot of pressure to perform, which is nice. Occasionally you could get the feeling that it doesn't really matter what you actually do, as long as the expected work is done in time. Given that the focus can change quite rapidly it can result in frustrating situations because the work you've done turned out to be for nothing. The work you do matters less, but more who you know and how you're marketing yourself to the higher ups.
Kommunikation
Not a very strong culture for great communication. Almost everything is on a "absolutely need to know" basis. Very few meetings, if you're into that, are the upside. For a very long time people just showed up and left and you didn't even get informed about who started or stopped working with the company. This hasn't been a problem for some time now, but everything's the bare minimum really.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Probably depends on the team, but there are some really brilliant people working there (or at least used to, quite some people left in the past 6 months). I will hold my judgement towards upper management.
Work-Life-Balance
Mostly fair enough. After being acquired by IAC some stupid rules regarding vacations were implemented that mostly made no sense. I've heard stories about on-call being badly implemented for some teams and people working on the weekends, but that was never a topic on my team.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Could be worse, but realistically, could also be a lot better. I won't go into details, but there were some situations that I'd rather not have experienced. Mostly under old management, so that should be resolved, at least in theory.
Interessante Aufgaben
Hit or miss mostly. Flipping between really interesting tasks and on other days really pointless and boring tasks. Strongly depends on the team.
Gleichberechtigung
Not too sure. Seemed mostly okay. Gender doesn't matter as much as how good you're marketing yourself.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
There was definitely a situation where old management considered someone "too experienced to hire", so not too sure what to think of that. Seniority doesn't really matter as much here.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office is "nice enough". Dull open floor space, but since going remote-friendly in 2020 it's at least not as overcrowded as it used to be before. Hardware provided is nice enough (current-year Macbook Pro). Not much "extra".
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Can't really speak to that, but seems "standard".
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Slightly above average for the location, but waaaaay below average in the current climate. Long standing employees were offered some form of shares in the company, which turned out to be a complete joke, because of their value (or rather, non-value).
Image
This is the one thing this company values above everything and they're doing it really well. It shows in their marketing, it shows everywhere. I've experienced people starting to work there because of the name/prominence of the brand. I've seen the same people leave because of everything described here.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Not possible/valued at all. Go someplace else if you want/need that.
Arbeitgeber-Kommentar
Dear Ex-Colleague,
Thank you for taking the time to write this very comprehensive and honest review!
We are constantly working on improvements and therefore appreciate your open feedback.
I am particularly pleased that you noticed the positive aspects of the work-life balance and that you obviously felt very comfortable among your colleagues.
But I would also like to address the other aspects you mentioned. What would have helped you to be more satisfied in your role? Which ideas could we not fulfil as an employer and in what way would you have wished for support in general?
I would be happy if you actively approached me so that we could discuss your concerns and possibly find solutions. The best way to contact me is at christine@itranslate.com.
Best regards and all the best,
Christine