Probably the best of the German automotive "Konzern-Start-Ups"
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
It's awesome that the work-atmosphere can genuinely be called "start-up-like" (i.e. friendly, easygoing, with lots of freedoms) but at the same time you receive all the benefits of working at a large company. So no unpaid overtime or leave, and all the security that comes from the backing of a brand like Mercedes-Benz.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
So far nothing major worth mentioning.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Promote the connection to Mercedes-Benz more and work on improving the company-wide communication.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The atmosphere is very easygoing and "hands-off", meaning, though MBition is by no means a small start-up anymore, you are very much free to achieve results as you see fit on the daily. Which is remarkable given the size of the company and close integration with Mercedes-Benz.
Kommunikation
Communication is great and direct within your own (small) teams, but a lot slower when it comes to cross-team problems, and especially so, when trying to communicate directly with Mercedes-Benz. C-Level communication though, so far, has been exemplary.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Since the work is centered around small-teams, it will depend on your direct co-workers. Has been very collegial and friendly for me.
Work-Life-Balance
For a standard 40-hour-work-week, it's been very fair. You get to communicate your work-load directly with your chef. Leaving early is no problem, if you need to. Homeoffice is always a given. There are times (particularly during events) where it might be a bit more, but extra hours are always compensated afterwards.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
So far, has been nothing but exemplary.
Interessante Aufgaben
The company is immensely complex; this has pros and cons. It takes time to understand who is working on what and how the integration with Daimler works, but that makes it so that there is never a dull day. I immediately got a lot of freedom to experiment and explore new directions in Marketing as well.
Gleichberechtigung
Equal opportunity is lived at MBition. Due to the dev-heavy line of work, there are still many more men than women, but this is not for a lack of trying to hire more women. The company is highly international, with probably most of the employees being from abroad.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The working conditions are great, your time is valued and the pay is good for that. Homeoffice is always possible, as well as working in the office. Though many of the devs, of course, also need to be in the office for working on prototypes. Other than that, there are good benefits like Job Rad and a mobility budget and some nice get-togethers and events, which are luckily not overbearing and mandatory.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
MBitions is trying to give women in IT-jobs as much support as possible, through support groups, but other than that there is definitely more they could still do in this regard.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
They pay is good and on par with what companies this size pay in the Software Industry. However, in some cases it is still lower than what the parent company Mercedes-Benz pays, and their employees usually work a 35-hour week and not 40h. This could definitely still improve.
Image
The image, internally as well as externally, is good but the company is not widely known yet. The biggest problem is that many people (externally) don't understand the association with Mercedes, that MBition is a 100% subsidiary and why the company doesn't promote this more. This leads to some "class-thinking" within employees (occasionally) though there are no differences on the day-to-day basis actually.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
There are many career opportunities, but since the company is way to large to be called a start-up, it is not in the same vain as "you just ask your boss for a promotion". Promotions arise more traditionally, but you can always talk to your boss about a raise.