I cannot recommend it! My opinion: chaotic organization, erratic decision making, intransparent processes
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
There is not a lot left to be very honest.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- A management that in my opinion often demonstrates a know-it-all-attitude and that seems to lack the willingness to manage the company based on consistency in their decision making, continuity in their priorities and transparency in their communication
- The absence of professional structures that would facilitate decision making and coordination
- The fact that many teams are in my opinion understaffed and have to work under permanently changing priorities and with unrealistically short timelines, which in my opinion often leads to poor work results and thereby hampers the company's development
Verbesserungsvorschläge
- Retain employees with strong industry experience by involving them into decision making instead of ignoring their suggestions
- Implement more professional structures especially when it comes to planning and coordination across departments
- Ensure that the senior managerial staff is capable of managing a business with the volume and complexity of Share Now and Free2Move
- Ensure that communication towards the employees is authentic, honest and transparent instead of repeating the same superficial phrases again and again
Arbeitsatmosphäre
I perceived a significant change in the working atmosphere after the acquisition of Share Now by Free2Move. I have the impression that the new management is not communicating honestly and transparently with the employees. As far as I can judge it, people are set under high pressure to reach goals that seem unrealistic to me. In my opinion this pressure is reflected in the way people work and interact: Overloaded with conflicting tasks and unrealistic timelines, the quality of work suffers and the interaction between teams is sometimes chaotic and insufficient. The way the management takes decisions seems to me to be very erratic and uncoordinated, which leads to frequently changing agendas and disorientation in the teams.
Kommunikation
The Communications team is in my opinion doing what they can to provide transparency and to create a forum for open discussions. However, in my opinion the communication style of the leadership is not professional. I perceive the messages of the new management usually as superficial, repetitive, vague and simply not authentic. Also in the day-to-day communication I sometimes perceive arrogance and reservation when it comes to collaboration between the two merged companies, which is coming from both sides. Unfortunately, even some representatives of the management are contributing to this atmosphere in my opinion. In my perception, this further complicates the integration process of the two organizations.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
I have the impression that many teams were able to maintain a relatively good team spirit despite the negative overall atmosphere. At the same time, I think that the collaboration across teams and the sense of unity as an entire organization has suffered significantly in the last months. To me it seems like many people and teams are trying to cope with the chaotic and intransparent overall situation, the lack of clarity regarding the strategic direction and the mutual scepticism between the two merged organizations that seems to be still present in some teams.
Work-Life-Balance
Working hours are relatively acceptable in total but at the same time very unpredictable and sometimes very unevenly spread. In my experience, the frequent and sometimes abrupt changes in the priorities and the oftentimes unrealistically short deadlines lead quite often to strong peaks with very long working hours. At the same time, the sudden de-prioritization of topics can also lead to phases of very little workload.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
In my perception the overall management style of the management has deteriorated quite significantly since the acquisition. The management style varies between rudely accusing people of not doing their jobs and appreciating work results with overwhelmingly positive words. But even the appreciation often doesn't feel authentic since the decision making in the management appears to me as intransparent, erratic and inconsistent. Projects/topics/work results that are praised as instrumental for the company's success today can be de-prioritized or blocked tomorrow.
Interessante Aufgaben
The company could be a very interesting place to work at given the very dynamic industry it is active in. Unfortunately though, my impression is that a lack of direction and prioritization leads to a rather short-sighted agenda that is often changed. Therefore, projects are often started and stopped again or prioritized and afterwards de-prioritized again. I also have the impression that a lack of resources and time for upfront planning often leads to poor work results. In the end it feels like a lot of valuable resources are wasted for frequently changing, understaffed and therefore rather poorly managed projects. These factors can turn very interesting topics into very frustrating experiences.
Gleichberechtigung
I have not experienced any major issues around equality in the company. The underrepresentation of women on the various management levels is a problem though.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Very few older colleagues are employed at Share Now. I have never experienced any issues regarding the way employees are treated that were related to age.
Arbeitsbedingungen
After multiple relocations the headquarter is now located in a co-working space, which is a decent solution. The provided company equipment is modern and company benefits are ok, too.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Ok as well. I think it would be great, if the company offered CO2-compensation for work-related travel.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
I think that salary and benefits are acceptable. Once hired the opportunities for further development are limited though.
Image
My impression is that the company always had a pretty good image as a good employer that is active in a future-oriented industry, offering products that are geared towards enhancing sustainable mobility. I think that this image also mirrored the company quite well for a long time. Recently though, I have had the feeling that the image of the company has started to decline due to the relatively widespread dissatisfaction in the company. Given the lack of direction, the chaotic management style and the negative atmosphere in the company I think that the image is still better than the actual working conditions in the company.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Budgets for training are existent and in my opinion they have usually been sufficient. Career development opportunities seem quite limited though and structured feedback and development processes within the company are also missing.