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26 Mitarbeiter:innen haben diesen Arbeitgeber mit durchschnittlich 4,2 Punkten auf einer Skala von 1 bis 5 bewertet.
Homeoffice möglich, Getränke und Snacks zum günstigen Preis, eine gute Kaffeemaschine, E-Bikes können ausgeborgt werden und die Hardware hat sehr gute Qualität
Das Management Team bläht unwichtige Themen auf - wie die Suche nach den "Tätern" dieser Bewertungen - anstatt sich auf das Geschäft zu konzentrieren, das alles andere als erfolgreich läuft. Wichtige Kritiken werden ignoriert, während Zeit mit E-Mails und unnötigen Diskussionen verschwendet wird.
Es wird viel Druck vom P&C Team gemacht um nur "gute" Bewertungen hier abzugeben, auch von Praktikanten die seit eine Woche da arbeiten und nicht lang genug im Unternehmen sein werden um die Schattenseiten zu sehen.
Nachdem es intern eine große Diskussion über die Kununu-Bewertungen gibt und smec offenbar nach den „Verantwortlichen für diese unrealistischen und vorwurfsvollen Kommentare“ gesucht wird, musste ich diese selber lesen. Leider sind einige der Kritikpunkte tatsächlich nicht unbegründet.
Kritische Aussagen sind nur dann problematisch, wenn sie nicht der Wahrheit entsprechen. Doch viele von uns – mich eingeschlossen – haben miterlebt, wie die genannte ehemalige Mitarbeiterin behandelt wurde. Dies geschah am Front Desk/Küchenbereich - für alle sichtbar. Das war nicht nur umprofessionell von der TL (die nicht gerade für ihre Beliebtheit bekannt ist), sondern auch menschlich einfach nur traurig. Selbstverständlich kann die Nachfolgerin nichts für das, was vor ihr passiert ist. Trotzdem sollte dem Unternehmen bewusst sein, dass sie zwangsläufig unter dem Schatten ihrer Vorgängerin steht – insbesondere, weil viele mitbekommen haben, unter welchen Umständen diese gegangen ist und Sie eine erfahrene und kompetente Mitarbeiterin war. Es ist deutlich spürbar, dass ihre Expertise und Präsenz fehlen. Das hinterlässt Spuren, sowohl im Team als auch im allgemeinen Arbeitsklima.
Ich nicht seit gestern bei smec und weiß, dass es auch positive Seiten gibt. Aber es gibt eben auch Bereiche, in denen das Unternehmen sich dringend verbessern muss. Smec ist kein Startup mehr, verhält sich in manchen Bereichen jedoch immer noch so. Die quarterly talks sind ein guter Ansatz, haben aber kaum spürbare Auswirkungen. Nicht, weil die Team Leads das Feedback nicht weitergeben, sondern weil die Führungsetage es offensichtlich ignoriert. Man sieht es tagtäglich: die Unzufriedenheit wächst, Mitarbeiter fühlen sich demotiviert und haben das Gefühl, nichts bewirken zu können – bis sie schließlich gehen. Die verbleibenden Teams sind dann diejenigen, die die zusätzlichen Aufgaben übernehmen müssen.
Das People & Culture-Team legt mehr Wert darauf, dass ehemalige Mitarbeiter ja keine negativen Äußerungen über das Unternehmen machen, als sich um das Wohl der aktuellen Belegschaft zu kümmern. Das ist eine kurzsichtige und wenig nachhaltige Personalpolitik. Eine Art Wegwerfkultur – nur eben in der Personalabteilung.
Vielleicht würden solche Kommentare gar nicht erst "unter dem Deckmantel der Anonymität" veröffentlicht werden, wenn Mitarbeiter das Gefühl hätten, dass ihre Meinung zählt und sie keine negativen Konsequenzen befürchten müssten, wenn sie Probleme offen ansprechen.
Innerhalb des Teams gut, je nach Team
Nach außen sehr gut!
Es gibt ein "Carreer Path", was aber nicht wirklich etwas bringt und den betroffenen mehr Arbeit bringt als wirklich was gibt
Wird vieles gesagt und wenig gelebt - wieviele Sorten Cola brauchen wir?
Je nach Team, unser hält zusammen
Die meisten Kollegen sind Anfang/Mitte Zwanzig
Dies ist auf dem Managementteam bezogen
Sehr gute Hardware, gutes IT Team dass gleich einspringt wenn was nicht läuft - auch bei gröberen Problemen, immer engagiert!
Kann nicht funktionieren, wenn die Managementebene es nicht vorlebt
I actually enjoyed working there. colleagues & team work works very well. there are several high potentials in the company. the company culture, which owners and mgmt actively promote is very open and welcoming. onboarding and offboarding process is done well. strong focus on People & Culture helps. flexible work hours.
vision is unclear or seems to change a lot. i missed structure and clear goals during my time at smec. a lot is done ad-hoc. work load is too much and in no relation to the salary, if you dont actively push back on it. location of Linz office is not super-easy to reach by public transport, but good with a bike
clarify and stick to vision. provide more structure and direction to get rid of redundant tasks
in general quite good
ok in the PPC field, i guess
not adequate for salary level
depends; very good internal onboarding, little or no other, more general trainings.
in absolute terms okay, but in my opinion for the general workload rather on the lower level (depending on which other companies you compare it to). but there are perks like parties, etc.
there are efforts
very positive
good as far as I can tell
depends. In general good intentions and open communication and collaborative culture, but not always structured enough to provide good guidance; regular changes in direction of vision
nice offices, macbook, flexibility from where you work. offices in nice locations. telephone booths for calls exist, but are small and quickly have bad air inside. both offices have open floor plans (which is pretty much industry standard) - if you like this, perfect. if not, you might get distracted more easily
mgmt makes efforts to communicate very openly, but the not so positive information is often sugar-coated and not transparent
there are efforts. still male-dominated top mgmt.
depends, but in general yes. if you are proactive, you can co-define some of your work
- The amazing colleagues
- Weekly team lunches & breakfast
- Equipment (Apple hardware, home office equipment)
- Mental & physical health initiatives
- Linz office is pretty cool from an architectural point of view, Vienna office is very convenient
- They really tried to make the off-boarding process for laid-off employees as easy as possible and provided support (kudos to the People & Culture team!)
- Meetups & parties are really fun
- Lack of vision from leadership
- Too many cooks spoil the broth: Often there were many people with different agendas involved in one project, making it hard to work in an agile & fast way. This causes the company to lose valuable time to respond to the changing customer & market needs.
- Be more transparent if the company is struggling.
- Appreciate and support your in-house talent. There are so many knowledgable
people in the company that would be dearly missed if they ever left smec.
Depends on the team. In my case, the overall work environment was very good, transparent & open. It was a pleasure to work with highly-motivated people. However, this positive vibe is not the norm for every department/team. Especially client-facing units seemed to struggle due to competitiveness between the teams.
Depends on who you ask - outside of the online retail sector barely anyone knows them. They try really hard to keep up their good employee ratings to be attractive to talent.
Depends on the department or team you work in. While there were some fixed meetings throughout the week, the rest of the working day was rather flexible. They allow home office for 2 days a week. Unfortunately, their remote work policy to work from abroad is rather rigid.
Waste separation, organic snacks, collecting donations for Ukraine & Christmas - so it could be more
In my team it was excellent
There were only few older employees
Sometimes it seemed like leadership was relying on their gut feeling instead of data when making decisions. Ad hoc changes in strategy and re-prioritizations were very common, making work unpredictable. Employees are rarely asked for their opinions.
Good equipment, however no adjustable desks in the Linz office (only in Vienna)
smec prides itself on communicating openly & transparently (e.g. through meet ups & townhall meetings), but only if it's something positive. The bad news about the company you'll only hear through the grapevine. One specific example: They started booking rooms for employees for a company event only a few days before laying off a significant amount of people. No signs from leadership that the company was struggling before, but many people already suspected something like this had to happen.
Industry-average
C-level is male-only and only a couple of women are in leading positions. Other than that it seems that whoever is friends with the higher-ups gets the promotion - it's getting more and more political.
- the employees
already mentioned above
- putting less pressure on people
- live according to your words
- Mostly stress oriented - it kinda makes me sad how some of my favorite coworkers are overwhelmed with the workload and emotionally drowning. Some employees are not valued as much as they should be and do not receive the level of appreciation that they deserve. There were people crying because of work.
+ The coworkers definitely help here and improve the situation. If it wouldn’t be for them the culture would look differently.
Externally -> great. (Marketing does the job)
Internally -> not so much.
- Basically non-existent, you are not supposed to use the word in the company since top-level management does not like the term. Stress is the predominant modus operandi. If you leave early or spend to much time at the coffee machine bad remarks are made.
+ You can arrange your schedule to take doctors appointments etc.
- Middle management positions are filled with external hires. There is not much chance to get into one unless you are able to sell yourself well and get along with top management. What you deliver in terms of work does not really count.
+ There are possibilities to work yourself up in the career path, but this usually comes with continuing to do what you already did, just with a nicer job title.
- Salaries are low. Juniors are pushed into all-in contracts even if it is their first job and they have little opportunities to find out how many hours of work the job requires.
+ You can get bonuses.
There are initiatives that support social causes, but internally there is not much done.
+ The mindset among the colleagues is definitely the best part about the company (most of the employees that work there are amazing, I met great people that are now friends). Most coworkers are extremely helpful, you will always find someone to support you and give you additional input if needed. It is really amazing how great the relationship among colleagues can be. Also the company allows you to stay in the office after work to have a beer/wine.
+ Older colleagues are in some cases even favored. Especially when introducing fixed office days, the rules did not apply.
- No leadership -> decisions are changed constantly, there is no clear line, especially top management does not keep their word, you basically never know what is right or wrong in a specific moment.
- Additionally, there is a strong emphasis on making sure everyone is equal. This is however not lived by top-management. Your are e.g. supposed to put your dirty cups into the dishwasher, but the higher you get the less you will see that. Equality is praised, but not demonstrated in the higher ranks.
- The office in general is nice and pretty, but you do not get height-adjustable desks, as it is more important to have a nice office than an ergonomically well adjustable one.
+ Great to be able to work on Mac Books.
- There are different formats and you are able to ask questions, but mostly not anonymously which makes it difficult. No one really dares to ask challenging questions in fear of repercussions.
+ Formats are mostly standardized. You know what to expect in each one.
+ There are initiatives for woman, but not everyone is included.
- There are definitely a few, but most of the tasks come from permanently changing direction and not knowing what to do exactly, it is a lot of overhead that could be easily avoided.
+ If you want to work more / take more responsibility you definitely have the chance to evolve your role with flexibility.
The work itself was fun and rewarding, a lot of the people are amazing, they do at times spend on their employees for things like birthday presents or parties.
Lots of internal struggle and questionable decisions from Management, bad communication, general feeling of a downward trend.
It really depends in which department you work, but in general at least within a lot of teams there is a positive working atmosphere.
Has been on a steady decline.
Strongly depends on the department. A lot of people don't have the time to work on their career paths. However, it should be noted that there are also positive examples of people who have been able to start at the bottom and work their way up.
Used to be competitive but not so anymore.
I am not aware of any actions in this direction.
Really depends. A lot of key people are way over-worked and therefore often reluctant to help out. However. I have also had a lot of co-workers who were always eager to help.
My immediate supervisors were fair and upfront, however a lot of the top-down communication, especially over the last year was at times deceptive and dishonest. On several occasions people have been pressured into positions they didn't want or denied positions for flimsy reasons.
Probably one of the things that need improvement the most. Both top-down as well as between departments communication can be really frustrating and unproductive.
Gratis Frühstück und gratis Mittagessen an bestimmten Tagen.
Team- und Firmenevents.
Gute Kommunikation, interessante Technologien.
Lässige Kollegen.
Dass es das Dienstagsfrühstück nicht auch am Donnerstag gibt. :D
In meiner Wahrnehmung gibt/gab es immer eine sehr angenehme Atmosphäre zu arbeiten. Kritik ist/war stets fair und sachlich und man konnte eigene Ideen, selbst als Praktikant, einbringen. Die Leistung wurde immer fair evaluiert und man hat/hatte tatsächlich das Gefühl ein gleichwertiges Teil des Teams zu sein.
SMEC scheint eine gute Reputation in der Branche zu haben. Außerhalb dem Online-Marketing, IT-Umfeld oder von Oberösterreich ist der Name jedoch öfter unbekannt.
Mit einem äußerst flexiblen Gleitzeit-Modell und Homeoffice-Möglichkeit kann man nichts schlechtes über die 'WLB' sagen. Es wird auch von anderen 'vollen' Mitarbeitern nicht erwartet, dass sie in der Freizeit erreichbar sind, meines Wissens nach.
Das Gehalt ist mWn (Stand Juli 22) etwas unter dem Marktdurchschnitt jedoch versucht das Unternehmen das mit anderen Employee-Benefits auszugleichen, was ein fairer Ansatz ist, für jeden der sich darauf einlässt.
SMEC hat sehr viele interessante Projekte zum Thema CSR. (Sogar der Merch ist nachhaltig produziert. :D)
Auch als Praktikant sieht man sich selber als Teil des Teams und das wird auch so kommuniziert, das ist, im Gegenteil zu anderen Unternehmen, sehr angenehm.
Man begegnet seinen Vorgesetzten stets auf Augenhöhe.
Die Kommunikation zwischen Teamlead/anderen Mitarbeitern und ist/war immer ideal. Es gibt/gab eine gute Balance zwischen 'zu viel des Guten' und 'zu wenig Kommunikation, ich fühle mich in meinen Aufgaben verloren'.
Als Engineer findet man hier stets spannende Aufgaben. Technologien bewegen sich immer am 'cutting-edge'.
Snacks and drinks
Nobody wants or can take over responsibility.
"Open door policy" is just a phrase, it isn't meant that you can come to talkt to someone if you have something business related.
Some departments should get a "doesn't concern me award"
Equality between departments, some are more worth than others, or at least not discriminated.
Listen clearly to your employees
Invite everyone who is affected in projects
Have a clear way where you would like to go to an communicate it in an easy and clear way.
Stop demotivating employees in 1o1's
Massage chair is not motivating when everything else is demotivation
nobody is motivated for work atm.
in german: Außen hui, innen pfui
Work > Life
Nearly no chance for a real development. Job titles change regularly but you're still doing the same work
Market pay's more, nevertheless a salary increase is not possible
The most important thing is that all work is done, if someone doesn't feel well it will be ignored
In single teams it is working, cross team it's not happening
there is not a clear vision where we would like to go to, tasks are changing on a weekly basis.
Not really happening, at least mostly only for orders.
Nobody know where we would like to be in half a year, neither in 2 weeks.
the colleagues
it looks like the company grew too quickly and now is dealing with some effects of it
More transparency and to care more about the employee's actual concerns, bringing a competitive package to the employees
high pressure environment, high trust and freedom, large responsibilities very early on
problems are sometimes being ignored or downplayed which leads to rumours and dissatisfaction
depends a lot on the department and team, even entry level positions are getting all-in contracts to deal with capacity problems
at the beginning you learn a lot very quickly whicih makes this a great company for recent graduates
after the onboarding workshops learning happens mainly on online platforms, internally there are often new roles to change the field of work but actual career advancements are very rare, usually external hires for higher positions
very low for IT company, in some cases not even competitive in term of agencies; no transparent salary levels and overall very intransparent
overall benefits package is very weak for which the argumentation is the great culture
very good initiatives mainly donating money - supporting social engagement by dedicating working time would be a great idea
great, smart colleagues!
the opinions of older colleagues are usually even preferred
The team leads try their best, but most the decisions that have an impact are made top-down
some managers use the good personal relationships to their employees to make them take decisions in their own favour
not enough meeting rooms and phone boxes which leads to people taking calls in the middle of the open office, but noise cancelling headphones are not provided
IT support is great and all employees are provided with home office equipment
all hands meetings do take place, but many topics are being kept secret which leads to rumours
many nationalities and cultures, however there is not enough transparency to really know if everyone is treated equally
can get repetitive, but there are options to get into different topics and diversify the tasks
- Smec's culture: welcoming, multicultural, open-minded, highly professional yet laid-back
- Smec's onboarding process: very intense, well structured, thought through
- Office dogs :-)
The internal offerings for lunch are delicious but quite expensive - price and variety of choices could maybe be improved. But that's really criticism on a high level.
Smec's team creates an extremely supportive, welcoming and warm atmosphere for its employees, and barely makes any difference between interns and full-time Smecies. I also really enjoy the office interior in Linz!
Interns are able to acquire Google Certificates, attend a large amount of workshops and training and so on.
Small differences between interns could be made depending on previous educational or professional training - however, considering the amazing amount of workshops solely dedicated to personal learning, it's fair enough.
Incredibly supportive environment - one of the things I appreciate the most!
Also interns quickly get the chance to personally get to know everyone in the C-Level.
Communication between colleagues, the teamleads and the C-Level is well-structured and open. Everyone is encouraged to openly communicate with each other.
Interesting mix of workshops (lots of personal learning components) and actual tasks in your assigned division/team.
Das Arbeitsumfeld, die Leute, die Kultur, die Lern-Möglichkeiten und wie das Engineering damit umgeht, die Professionalität, die Integrität, die interessanten Technologien, und noch viele andere Kleinigkeiten
Fällt mir ehrlichgesagt nicht wirklich etwas ein
Fällt mir ehrlichgesagt nicht wirklich etwas ein
Traumhaftes Büro, alles sehr offen, sehr angenehm
Sehr fair, großes Vertrauen in Mitarbeiter, Mitarbeiter sind dem Unternehmen sehr wichtig
Perfekt
Wirklich tolle Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten.
Ich kann nur positives bisher berichten
Die Vorgesetzten nehmen sich wirklich viel Zeit für ihre Mitarbeiter
Sehr offen und ehrlich, es wird viel kommuniziert
Ich arbeite im Engineering und habe sehr interessante Aufgaben. Diesen Punkt kann ich besonders hervorheben da ich sehr hohe Ansprüche an meine technischen Aufgaben habe.
So verdient kununu Geld.