Lots of uncertainty towards the end
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Interesting tech stack, stellar coworkers and the occasional fun company event.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Extremely low visibility from the workers' perspective. Large-scale projects and integrations ground to a halt and remained in limbo without a lot of explanation. While there were regular Ask the Management sessions, tough questions were more likely to be dodged or given a non-answer in HR-speak.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Autonomous to a degree. In IT, they have a Spotify-like structure going on (Squad>Tribe>Chapter) with some opportunities to collaborate with different teams.
Kommunikation
There is a culture of "say no evil" taken to the extreme. Superiors keep mum when things are going south, and when pressed, they wriggle out of questions with non-answers, platitudes and vague reassurances.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Immediate colleagues are a joy to work with. They are helpful, capable and quite friendly. Team leads offer helpful tips or direct you to someone who can help you with your needs.
Work-Life-Balance
Hardly anyone bothers you after 5 P.M. and the workload never reached unmanageable levels.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
OKRs are reasonable, and the short-term goals set per week/month are always within reach. They do run a very lean operation, so if someone calls in sick, delays happen which can cascade through the whole objective.
Interessante Aufgaben
Highly siloed. I only worked on a handful of microservices throughout my entire employment at Runtastic. My other coworker had more time in the company and therefore was more "involved" in tasks while I did things in the background (optimizations, catching alerts, moving data, etc.). To an external observer, it would've appeared that he was doing most of the heavy lifting while I was twiddling my thumbs.
Gleichberechtigung
There are efforts to have more internationals in leadership roles, and as an LGBT person of color, I felt no discrimination because of my identity.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Apart from the cleaning lady, the workers are generally young (on average <= 40 years old).
Arbeitsbedingungen
Modern laptops (new MacBook Pros), standing desks and a practically infinite supply of coffee.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Some environmental campaigns like Run for the Oceans
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Middling salaries in comparison with the rest of the industry in Austria. You do get a nifty discount at Adidas shops for what it's worth.
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There are Employee Engagement Surveys that show the employees were generally happy to work there. I bet that number took a slump after March's round of layoffs.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Nothing special to write about. There was a hiring freeze throughout most of my employment at Runtastic and they were hemorrhaging employees even before layoffs. Nobody brought up the idea of a promotion or career progression either.
Arbeitgeber-Kommentar
Hello there,
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback and elaborate your ratings: this is truly helpful for us!
We love to see that you love our inclusive and people-oriented work culture. <3
We of course are sorry that we failed to present our strategy and the respective projects clearly enough for you: we are continuously working on improving our information flow (and counter silo-thinking underway).
Indeed, the past months have been tough, and it is not easy to find the right balance between actively addressing challenges and providing a positive outlook at the same time. But we are getting there.
Our openness towards tough questions ends where they become destructive, or publicly call out individuals. Other than that our numerous feedback channels like the Engagement Survey, Ask-The-Management, All Hands, Q&A and Skip Level Talks (to name a few) show that we don't shy away from having constructive conversations on how to best tackle our challenges.
Monika Dauterive
(People & Culture Manager)