Supposedly sustainable start-up on a mission for profit
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Most of the team is quite young, and the company endeavours to present itself as a contemporary start-up. The office also looked modern in pictures.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
As mentioned above, environmental awareness and communication definitely do not play a major role. The leaders of the departments seem to have been selected primarily on an interpersonal level, as some have no management experience at all and this is surely noticeable. Also, processes are still partly arbitrary. You should be aware of the following when applying: many things are changing rapidly, at first there is no room for your own ideas and a dismissal can come without warning.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Partly difficult, partly super cool colleagues make the daily working atmosphere volatile.
Kommunikation
Definitely one of the biggest criticisms of the company. I´ve seen numerous situations in which, for example, management decisions on projects were taken over the heads of the people actually responsible. Also, i´ve experienced terminations carried out without prior notice. I hope that more emphasis will be placed on this in the future.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
They try to create a nice office culture and collegial cohesion.
Work-Life-Balance
They try to, even tho there was an indirect pressure.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
The supervisors were very courteous, but the lack of experience was often noticeable.
Interessante Aufgaben
There was only room for personal initiative in theory. People were expected to fulfill their responsibilities and new ideas were usually put off until the distant future, due to the stage, the start-up is in right now.
Gleichberechtigung
There was definitely a display of the male gender. But I didn't find the founders in particular to be misogynistic or male-centered, and if this had been addressed openly, they would certainly have tried to change it.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office is modern and centrally located. Even if a move to a larger office is unavoidable if the company grows soon, as some of the desks were pretty close together.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Even if Solakon can see itself as a sustainable start-up, one should be aware that environmental awareness clearly plays a subordinate role. The main focus here is on tapping into a currently profitable market with balcony power plants.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
The salary was in line with the average salary.
Image
The founders did a lot of things right in the initial phase and built up a solid foundation.