Very diverse and empathic
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Employees and most managers always try to genuinely improve working conditions. There's definitely areas of improvement, but I personally feel comfortable talking about any issues publicly or directly with managers.
Kommunikation
Internal commns hasn't always perfect but everyone strives to do better.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Specially since covid, i feel like we pay so much more attention to the ways we work together, specially since many teams are remote/hybrid.
Work-Life-Balance
Ecosia is an amazing place to work if you have a family or a disability that demands more time and flexibility out of you. It's usually possible to take time off in short notice for personal matters. You're never expected to work extra hours for free
Vorgesetztenverhalten
I think in general everyone is very empathetic but in more extreme cases where people have had specific needs, these needs were not well understood by superiors and led to unnecessary conflicts. Despite steps in the direction of improving awareness of disabilities and improving communication, this is still a recurring issue. I still believe Ecosia is better than the average company at this, but I'd love it if we didn't settle for average, and instead were leaders in inclusive working evironments.
Interessante Aufgaben
I suppose this is highly subjective, and specially depends on your role. Software Engineers have plenty of freedom in choosing projects that they find interesting, and changing teams to pursue career growth is usually possible. We're given plenty of time to work on maintenance work and code debt as well.
Gleichberechtigung
Leadership lacks diversity, but as a whole Ecosia has a lot of equality in terms of gender identity, country of origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation. I suppose we are strongly lacking in diversity of political ideology since Ecosia is obviously very left-leaning by design (which is not a bad thing).
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
From my experience, Ecosia actually has and older and more family-oriented workforce than the average tech company. People also stay longer in this company than in other companies. I haven't witnessed any discrimination of older employees or candidates.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office is cozy and inviting even if we can all work from home. There's a well equipped kitchen if you want to have breakfast or lunch, and a shower if you came to working cycling under the heavy rain. All-in-all good working conditions in the office. The main downside is that it's only partially accessible. There's only a cargo elevator and the entrances don't have ramps.
Also, people bring their dogs in the office sometimes.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
There's only vegetarian & vegan food in the kitchen and mostly organic and fair trade. We also offset our office energy use with solar panels.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Ecosia strives to meet or slightly exceed the market average for jobs in Berlin for each specific role. The salary ranges are transparent for all positions including the CEO. There are several other employee benefits. Salaries are also not location-based, which means moving to a cheaper city with your family and working remote might be beneficial. In the same vein, moving to a more expensive city will not mean your salary is adapted to the higher cost of living.
Image
Ecosia has an extremely positive image with users, employees and partners. Most hires have applied to Ecosia because they already loved the project.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
There's definitely some room to grown and progress on your career at Ecosia but that greatly depends on your position. For Software Engineers, career progression is very streamlined. Your education is also sponsored with yearly allowances, books, and time off for learning.