Ambitious Start-Up lost track over time...
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The company started with a promising business model and high ambitions. On a personal level, there a very nice people.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
It become a toxic workplace over time and there is no honest desire to improve things.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
C-level managers should be more honest with themselves and the company. There is a tendency to avoid honest and open discussions.
The management has gotten involved in too many tasks, which actually should be deligated. It seems that there is a fear of handing over ownership.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
A lot of smart and young people. On an individual level are the most great people. They love to have fun and throw good parties. However, it developed to be less fun. People prefer to stay home as the atmosphere at the office becomes kind of toxic.
Kommunikation
Even the management is proud of their open communication, it is clear that they just share information that is in favor of the company.
Everything is always very positive, even if it is not. The management doesn't seem to be honest to themselves and neither to the employees. There has been an initiative to introduce company values. Unfortunately, the management didn't live up to them from the beginning. Later joined managers ignored the values directly.
Critique is not welcomed and it seemed that one is doing better just to go with the flow.
No honest desire to change for the better!
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Depending on the role and the personal relationship, people support each other. However, the workload has been often too intense to collaborate. Priorities of each project just overtook others, and former projects just got pushed away.
If you like to build allies and stick out your elbows, might be your gig!
Work-Life-Balance
In general, there has been a lot of freedom. Although, there has been a tendency to stick around the office and spend time. It seemed that some colleagues had the urge to show presence even though they didn't actively work.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Management seems to have their favorites and they show more attention and support.
As more 'mature' managers joined the company, it became worse. People got yelled at at meetings or just ignored. You can decide for yourself what you prefer.
Interessante Aufgaben
Depending on your role, there are interesting tasks. The management is too hesitant to be experimental.
Gleichberechtigung
If you are part of the 'inner circle' you doing good.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Can't say.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Good office and tech equipment
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
There is a will to be socially responsible. I recall that there has been a project about the company's CO2 emission.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
From what I can say, the salary has been quite fair.
Image
Unfortunately, the image decreased over time. I heard from people outside the company, that they got a cocky impression over time.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
If your supervisor likes you, you will be able to move up quickly.
Arbeitgeber-Kommentar
Thank you for sharing your insights on your time with us.
We appreciate your positive remarks while being genuinely sorry to hear about your concerns regarding the evolving work atmosphere. Your feedback on communication, leadership, and workplace dynamics is crucial.
We’re committed to addressing these issues and will review our practices to ensure they align with our values. In fact, we are currently collecting company wide feedback with our Team Barometer and will derive actionable improvement measures from it.
You might also be pleased to hear that we established a more frequent pulse check that will assess different factors on a bi-weekly basis so we can counteract more quickly if needed.
Feel free to reach out via career@alaiko.com for further discussions as it helps us to continuously improve.
We appreciate your contributions and wish you all the best for 2024,
Your Alaiko team