English Speaking Assistant
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
They pay on time.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
They don't really care about what your problems are, they don't offer real help or support when you need it, they keep pushing the employees to the fullest, they never ever say THANK YOU for your work, they lack respect and expect that you do everything exactly how they tell you.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
MORE PERSONAL! Real kitchen assistants, more Jumpers, more help in general. Also you could pay more attention to new collegues, not just letting them learn everything by their own but maybe supporting them in the first 3 months more.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The atmosphere was never really nice: everyone is tired, burnt out, the collegues love to gossip about each other, the bosses are not really there for us.
Image
They have a strict image about the company, it looks everywhere the same.
Work-Life-Balance
Shifts changing every week, you can't get the free days that you need sometimes, because it's our leader who tells us when we can go. We had a team meeting every month, sometimes even 2 team meetings where we needed to stay in until 7-7:30. Extra events in the afternoon and evening also make your freetime slowly disappear.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
It's obligatory to participate on workshops where you learn nothing that can be used in a practical setting. These workshops are made up by people who are sitting in offices the whole day and have no clue how to manage a day with 20 children.
Gehalt/Benefits
I recieved 1280 euros net as a beginner for 42,5 hours a week.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Plastic everywhere, we need to laminate everything and than throw it out in 3 weeks.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
more or less...
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
They are the only chance to get infos about how things really work.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
I think there are too many tasks and responsabilities on everyone because they don't want to hire enough people, therefore we all needed to do other people's jobs constantly.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Very small place for our wardrobe where only 1 person can fit in which makes it very difficult when we need to go somewhere together - some collegues always need to change on the corridoor. We had no room or chair where we could sit down in our breaks, just a tiny kitchen with one little table. Not a nice feeling when you want to eat your lunch and can't even sit down for it...
Kommunikation
We needed to sign in our contract that we are not allowed to speak a single word in German however every team meeting and official document is in German, therefore the English speaking assistants don't understand 100% everything.
Gleichberechtigung
There is a clear difference and a hierarchy in this company. Everyone treats assistants and English speaking assistants like the cleaning lady of their groups, when teachers have way more rights and compensations for everything.
Interessante Aufgaben
They don't ever let you figure out anything on your own, you are to follow an exact protocol about everything. Your own songs, decorations, books and ideas are not welcome here.