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Kommunikation 

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Forschung, 

Technolgie 

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Innovation 

(engl.

Unternehmenskultur

The workplace atmosphere is extremely stressful and morale is very low. It's like stepping into a corporate dystopia where trust is an alien concept and micromanagement is the rule. Management's apparent failure to understand or value the work of their employees doesn't just stifle creativity, it breeds resentment and frustration amongst the workforce. The atmosphere from the top down reeks of paranoia and insecurity: employees are constantly looking over their shoulders and afraid of being the next target. It's suffocating and demoralizing to work in an environment where your work is not valued and everything you do is constantly criticized and treated with suspicion.

Terrible. There is a constant sense of chaos caused by poor communication and shockingly bad office/personnel management, which borders on bullying. This is typified by a culture of scapegoating, a refusal to listen when concerns are expressed, and a contemptuous/adversarial attitude when problems inevitably arise. Frequent screaming/shouting directed at staff by management. Totally unprofessional.

There is a degree of camaraderie amongst ordinary staff members (they're all in the same bad situation), but relations with management are utterly dysfunctional. Management have temper tantrums like poorly-behaved children. Policies seem to change on an almost weekly basis and, even when the ultimate goal is one that is reasonable, the implementation is frequently so poor and arbitrary that it only leads to another round of chaos and unnecessary fighting/stress.

The company promises this is flexible – 'sometimes you'll work a little more, sometimes you'll work a little less' – but, in practice, they seem to expect you to routinely do extra, unpaid work but, if you ever try to balance this out by taking time off, you'll be treated with hostility and an interrogation. Opportunity to do Home Office exists but is very limited and only permitted begrudgingly.

An absolute embarrassment. Upper management appear totally unaware of what they're doing, but instead of hiring somebody competent and delegating tasks, they seem to want to mask their ineptitude with bravado, bluster and a stubborn insistence that they should be obeyed, even after errors are pointed out. It felt like, in their twisted view, every employee was a potential threat, every suggestion a veiled insurrection, and the workplace became a battleground in which they had to control absolutely everything. Supposed 'performance reviews' felt like a joke: those in charge didn't seem to properly understand what staff are doing, nor how to properly assess it. They appeared to value servility and sycophancy above actual performance. If you expect to have capable managers who treat you with respect, I would recommend avoiding this company.

The projects are, on a day-to-day basis, pretty good and they do allow a degree of autonomy - if only management would trust staff to get on with their work without constant controlling, monitoring, micromanagement, questioning, and criticism! Through their poor treatment and mistrust of their staff, management turn what would otherwise be genuinely interesting and rewarding work into a depressing cycle of pointless fighting that slowly grinds you down.