I would not recommend this place to my worst enemies
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
That I left it before they were running out of money to pay their employees.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Pretty much everything, but the management is probably the worst part
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Shutting down.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Company is actively trying to create a hostile environment. Instead of fostering cooperation, they are incentivizing to keep crucial information from colleagues. There are competitions to create meaningless "insights" that have no business value, but the boss can use them to brag in client calls.
Kommunikation
Instead of actual guidance or tasks you will only get some corporate jargon that is devoid of any logic or meaning. If the management messes something up they gaslight you that the mistake was actually yours.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
The only thing that connects you to your colleagues are the weekly whining sessions of how awful the place is. 80% of the colleagues were about to leave WDL anyway and the other 20% stayed there because they didn't really have another choice.
Work-Life-Balance
There is none, you are expected to answer calls outside of regular working hours. The boss will also write you on weekends and expect you to organise a replacement yourself if you ever happen not to work (because he is convinced this is not a manager's task).
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Poor communication skills, unable to guide his employees, not able to take responsibility for any mistakes he made. Management skills are out of this world (in a negative way). He does not reward employees that are good at their job or create value for the company but the ones that dont criticize him or show loyalty. Most employees will say he is unfit to be a boss but since he is also the founder it is impossible to remove him.
Interessante Aufgaben
None. They lure you in promising you work on meaningful stuff like the sustainable development goals, but you will end up doing boring corporate work, without the better pay, stability or benefits a corporate employer would offer you.
Gleichberechtigung
Everyone is equally replaceable in the eyes of the Senior Management.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Except for the founders there are no people older than 40 that can stay at this place for longer than a year. All of them have more experience in the labour market and realize how badly this place treats everyone.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Expect to work in an open plan office that is somehow half empty but still way too loud to do any work that requires concentration. People have virtual calls all the time and just refuse to use meeting rooms to not disturb other people.
If you are not a senior you need to work on your own private equipment, yet you will be made responsible if codes or programs dont run on it. Cyber security is probably a word this company has never heard of.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Clear case of greenwashing. They pretend to care about the sustainable development goals but admit that they would sell their data to anyone. Employees were quitting because they did not want to be associated with certain clients but the management didnt care. Management also admitted that they would hire racists, homophobes or misogynists as long as they worked hard.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Salary is the bare minimum required by the collective bargaining agreement. If your collective bargaining agreement improves WDL claim it was their idea and that it is just an individual benefit.
Salary did not reflect the work load or the availability after 6pm or weekends in any way. You get the workload and tasks of 3 positions but are paid for just one.
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They claim they are the good guys, but everyone that works there knows how shady they are.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Rising up to the senior level is only possible if you do not have a moral compass, self-respect and you show undying loyalty to the bosses and founders.