Somehow Startup, somehow not anymore
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Great (and competent) colleagues; interesting projects; quick and easy communication among the teams; flexible working time.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Uncertain future (inherently part of the startup status); very much decision power concentrated at the CEO and Product Management (although I see this slowly improving); sometimes things change rather rapidly, which can demotivate people.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
I like coming to the office every working day. There are never days were I am dread meeting the colleagues, or working for USound. So I think it is fair to say that the atmosphere is very good.
Work-Life-Balance
As far as I know, all contracts are "all-in". However, we have "Vertrauensarbeitszeit", meaning no one controls working hours, and the is no expectation to work more than the standard working time. Home office can be taken within reason. We have colleagues with family and they can do the typical juggling of work and family knowing that USound allows them quite some flexibility.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
In this regard USound is (partially inherently) suboptimally positioned. On one hand there should/could be really more emphasis on (personal) development. On the other hand, within a company of that size not many career opportunities exist.
However, there is definitely a lot of room to expand ones knowledge and develop expertise and become the expert in a new domain. New projects opportunities are opening regularly, people are encouraged to develop into experts of those new fields.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
This is really good. I never have the feeling that teams (or individual people) are working against each other. Of course the different locations (Graz, Vienna, Shenzhen) make this a bit challenging, but nonetheless there is plenty of solidarity.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
It depends on the superior, but for my part, it is very close to perfect. It has to be said, however, that USound is still a rather small company, so there is very little corporate enforcement on a specific leadership style; or support for the managers (independent of level). So their style (and qualities) differ quite a lot.
Arbeitsbedingungen
All three locations of USound are located in larger cities and office buildings. So the "infrastructure" is very good. Also in the office rooms everything is good. Of course, height-adjustable desks for everyone would be a nice improvement. ;-)
Kommunikation
Overall I would say overall it is good, however, over the years some top down communication could have been more motivational and open. Among the teams there is a lot of (good) communication, which I enjoy a lot.
Gehalt/Benefits
All the "must haves" in this regard are clearly taken care of, no one needs to worry about getting their money at the end of the month.
But, you can not expect top notch compensation at a company that is still primarily investor funded. Nonetheless, salaries are above the collective-bargaining-agreement level. Also there are some other benefits like: lunch money, future fund, public transportation.
Gleichberechtigung
Assessing this is tricky because there are very few women in engineering (for whatever the reason), which makes up a big domain of jobs at USound. As far as I can see, I don't think that there is any discrimination because of race, gender, disability, etc. ongoing.
Interessante Aufgaben
Working on bringing a young company with new technology from idea to mass production, building trust with potential customers and finally selling it. I think it does not get much more interesting than that. Of course not every one can work on the forefront of those activities, although most do; regardless, the spirit is definitely omnipresent.