Great colleagues, super interesting jobs, a promising start-up being built to become something bigger.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
I have always gotten green light to do whatever I wanted to. I want to go to a fair, a networking event, buy a book, try to change something in my team, try a different strategy with a search or a client, everyone is always up for it. The idea is to always allow people to try what they want to try, and in the worst case if fails fast and we try something else instead.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
It's a start-up, so all the flexibility and freedom that comes with it means that if you like very structured and slow-paced environments, it might not be for you. It's faced pace, people are witty and committed, and no one is just coasting along.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Good working spirit, collaborative. We work target based and get paid on commission. Very remote based, and possibility to work for long periods of time abroad from certain countries (incl. most of Europe). Very fun when we all get together for onsite and offsite events, approx. 1 week per quarter.
Kommunikation
As transparent as could be, we are close to our direct managers and can easily bring issues to them. They usually look for creative ways to solve them, and if they cannot act upon something, they also often state it clearly. It's a start-up so the hierarchy is super flat. One of the managing directors presents the financials health of the company to the whole round every 2 weeks.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Super good team spirit. People help each other a lot, even through difficult and challenging times
Work-Life-Balance
We work for commission, so of course the more you work the more you earn, which can impact you work-life balance but it's up to you to stay in touch with it. Some team leads will also push you to take a break if they feel you are pushing to hard, and "health comes first" is a sentence that is often said. Some employees have started an health focused newsletter, with some nice tips, best practices around health and relaxation, etc.
It's challenging in the current market as everyone is trying to stay competitive, but the same goes for all start-ups right now, a lot of us are going the extra mile, it's part of the game.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Managers are supportive and do their best to keep everybody motivated. Every success is celebrated at team level and company level. Everybody is aware recruiting is a hard job, so our People Manager has also brought some best practices to the team leads, giving workshops on the Culture Map and Radical Candor, improving the feedback culture even further. In general, our People Management team is always pushing for empathetic leadership and helping promote a warm and accepting atmosphere and the management team has responded well to it, as well as the team.
Interessante Aufgaben
It's at the conjunction of 2 very interesting markets, the automobile industry and IT. More recently, hardware topics like semi-conductors and battery/electric vehicle topics have also been added. We are always involved with super innovative technologies, managers and candidates who are experts in their fields, so if you're into that, it's super motivating.
You get to speak to a wide range of very interesting topic, and the target based rewards keep you motivated.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Most of the team is in their 20's and 30's, with a few more people in their 40's and 50's.
Arbeitsbedingungen
allows for lots of remote working, which is the priority for me. Also working from abroad. voucher allowances every month at different providers (Rossman, Adidas.....) for the Germany based employees.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
It's a small company, so at the start-up level the development options are not huge, but it's also potentially a way into the Volkswagen brands that are our clients.