Toxic work environment
Arbeitsatmosphäre
If you need appreciation for work, go and work somewhere else.
Kommunikation
Could be better, but if you ask the right people the right questions you get all the information you need.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Wars between coworkers and departments were fought open and loud in the middle of the office. There were some really nice coworkers, but in general this was a very toxic environment. People will not talk to you, because they are so stressed, others will laugh at you and call you stupid. If you don't know how to protect your mental health, you will get problems here.
The overall situation reminded me of the dynamics in a school class full of early adolescent boys with no teacher present.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Middle management was not existing. You always communicated with one person. And this relationship was heavily depending on the daily mood of this one person. Decisions where often made based on this person's gut feelings and there was no reasoning tolerated about these decisions.
Interessante Aufgaben
Most important aspect always was: do it cheap. But the time spent working on these cheap solutions was never part of the calculation. In my opinion some of the problems I needed to solve could be solved cheaper if you just bought some solution. The not-ivented-here-syndrome is strong in this company.
Gleichberechtigung
Don't know if a hardcore feminist would be happy in this company. But actually this was one of the better parts of the company. Everybody was getting a chance to work there.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Offices really needed to be renovated. Computer were ok, if you insist on getting a good machine. Sometimes the outside and the surroundings of the office building looked like a junkyard.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Salary was not bad, also not great, but was always paid on time.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Further education was not paid.