No growth opportunities & no effort is made to keep skilled employees
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- High flexibility regarding work from home
- Dynamic working hours
- Some very kind colleagues
- In principal, a very interesting product
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- The upper management needs training
- Individual employees are not valued and thus, no effort is made to keep them
- Chaotic processes and indecision which leads to work being done for nothing
- Very conservative stance and subpar performance of some long-time employees which noone is allowed to challenge
Verbesserungsvorschläge
- More appropriate, higher salaries for everyone (not just the colleagues with a medical degree)
- Less empty "benefits" such as free food
- No more forced socializing like the "hackathons" in winter which are actually a health-risk
- Proper training for upper management
- Less involvement of the CEO in the actual processes
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Due to the previously mentioned issues of favouritism not the best atmosphere to work in as some colleagues seem to be valued more for doing considerably less work.
Kommunikation
No transparency at all.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
There are some characters in higher positions who are not suited to or trained for management roles. Dichotomy when it comes to culture: very open and friendly at first glance but when you get deeper into it, there's backstabbing and favouritism.
Work-Life-Balance
The very flexible work from home policy was actually the best thing about this employer, making it easy to be productive and focused while working.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
C-levels need management training as most are ex physicians and not really fit to run a company.
Interessante Aufgaben
There was a pronounced fear of trying new things or being open to innovation so tasks tended to become repetitive.
Gleichberechtigung
It seems that certain employees who have been part of the core group from the beginning are being favoured above everyone else.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
The few older colleagues we had seemed to be integrated well.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The offices were rather small and cramped, no one has their own desk so it's very stressful to find a place to work. Management decisions regarding presence in the office were highly questionable sometimes, e.g. last winter there was a compulsory onsite "Hackathon" where many employees contracted COVID.
The only plus regarding working conditions was the great flexibility when it came to working from home.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Non-existent. There were compulsory offsites in the office in Sardinia, where everyone was asked to fly. Not exactly environmentally responsible when it comes to carbon footprint.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Salaries are subpar compared to similar positions in the industry. They try to keep everyone happy by offering other benefits such as free cooked food at the offices but it seems this is just done to save money on actual proper salaries (as offering benefits gives the company tax advantages).
No christmas bonus.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
No growth opportunities whatsoever, even when interest to work in a different department is expressed and there is already collaboration. Instead, they prefer to bring in new people from outside.