I'm glad to have left, but for some people for some time it can be a valuable place to experience
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
A spiritual element and inspiration is present for people who join. It's a big place and therefore quite some options people can explore. There's room for people who wish to explore various things.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
I'd say the roots of the centre and it's form of spirituality comes in some ways from a quite traditional way of doing and thinking. It's an older approach that I personally wish the world will get over soon. It's not a loving and gentle approach but one that may come with quite some 'trying', straining and struggling for the separate self. For some people this may be what they want or think they ought to do though and for some people this approach may be valuable for them. The place can also be one of a lots of busy-ness, many guests and pressure at times for the people that work there. I think more people than me experienced a certain isolation, stagnancy or deadness in quite some of their free time
Arbeitsatmosphäre
I'd give this between 3 and 4 stars. The atmosphere was okay for me. Not great, but okay. It depends on your perspective and the situation. For guests it may often be nice. Although for me personally, I definitely felt some pressure and sense of isolation or 'deadness' in my time there after some time and that was a bit part in making me leave. Of course, some people experience it different and find it pleasant.
Kommunikation
In my experience, the communication was fine and fairly transparent. In the teams I worked in for the majority of my time the communication itself was good between the teamleaders and the other workers. I think the workers were often transparently informed about what was going on. Not everyone will agree with me on this, and they probably have their valid points too.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
For most of my time this was fairly good. Of course, it was a bit of a mixed bag and I've had my frustrations in relation to colleagues.
Work-Life-Balance
I think it was quite some work that people were asked to do. like 42 hours a day. I think that's quite a bit. Also, Also, I felt quite stressed at times in my worktimes. Not so pleasant that was and it was a reason for me to want to leave too. I've heard more people feeling pressure at there work. Of course, some people enjoyed there work-life balance.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
There was definitely some hierarchy and some people misused it at times. But to be fair, what do you expect, that this world is one were the majority of people are deeply aligned with there own soul and ethics? This is not the case and so it was in the center. Yes things could have been quite a bit better in some areas but in my own experiences in working in my main teams things were quite good. In some other teams it was less pleasant so it did sound, but there were a lot of people who really do there best and be kind. Don't get too focused on the more selfish sides of things
Interessante Aufgaben
Well it's a large place so quite some options to pick from in relation to other centres.
Gleichberechtigung
Ohh I've definitely heard people complain in my time about the hierarchical structure and therefore don't wish to give it a high score. But I didn't have so much to do with that personally and in my own experience of relating to people, from my collegues to the teamleaders and center leaders, things were fine.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Well, of course the salary isn't high if you look at it from an average work perspective. But this was a center and in relation to other centers you get perhaps much more than average. Sevakas earn 360 a month and you get slightly extra if you take a (assistant) teamleader role.
Image
Oh, this is a mixed bag. Guests often enjoy the place although many people that have worked there for some time may have some complaints and resentment about the place. This is not every worker though, some may just experience there time as pleasant at the center.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Well there are plenty options for trainings and such