A sinking ship - a good team is left to drown
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The people are a charm - because of the circumstances everyone worked hard to save the sinking ship, which wields the company together
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
* investors are doing micromanagement which hinders change and is starving the company
* new management is going on holiday as second action instead of fixing the ship. This shows a lack of urgency and is a slap into the face of the employees not gone yet.
* new management missed the chance of building trust. Instead it's carrying on with non-transparency of terminations, hiring policies or financial status.
* contract issues are always solved in the worst possible way for employees. You have to use a lawyer to get your legal rights.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
become a contemporary company - apply a modern culture of work and treat the employees as people, not resources - it's the only way to save the ones which have not left yet
Arbeitsatmosphäre
* too much work for too few people
* worries of employees are not taking seriously
* people get the feeling of just working so the investors can do the exit, but no to grow as a company
* most long time employees (+2 years) have left and people usually don't stay longer then a year
* top down-mentality
Kommunikation
* communication works most of the times in the departments, but not across the departments.
* the company is structured on three silos instead of one team, which fosters segregation
* "Not my department" mentality has been improved, but is still heavily woven into the company and its products and services
Kollegenzusammenhalt
* colleagues work together where possible and have a good climate
* mostly trustful and friendly interactions
* as always, there are some bad apples on the tree
Work-Life-Balance
* heavily depends on the type of job
* over hours are expected
* remote work has been abolished recently
* people with family can mostly adjust their schedule to fit family needs
Vorgesetztenverhalten
* leadership worked more as wrong-way-drivers then leading
* suggestions for improvement are dismissed
* even investors were disappointed by management skills
* non-transparency is a key tool
* people providing feedback are less favored compared to "silent ones"
* unwanted employees are actively driven out
* understanding of the high tech/people/organizational-debt is rising too slowly
Interessante Aufgaben
* strategy shift caused many interesting topics to be dropped (but it was necessary to do so)
* topics are centered around repairing a sinking ship, so it can stay barely afloat and not being agents of change
* obvious contemporary or modern solutions require too much time to adapt and/or are dismissed as too expensive
Gleichberechtigung
* new CEO is female, a sign for change
* amount of women is increasing
* very international team
Arbeitsbedingungen
* everybody gets a MacBook (can be good or bad, depending on department)
* new office offers space for everyone
* nice terrace for after work beer
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
* trash separation
* in the old days the company looked for green IT, now it's only "the cheapest wins"
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
* no competitive salary
* salary raises are a joke (either non-existent or way below inflation)
* salary split between C-Level and rest of company is way to high and nowhere justified
* 27 days of holiday
Karriere/Weiterbildung
* training budget depends on the department
* career opportunities depend on department