Visplore 

GmbH

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Salary / benefits

Very fair and competitive in my experience, particularly considering the flexibility, level of autonomy and overall working environment.

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Visplore has a highly innovative and technically sophisticated product and employs an unusually strong group of specialists. From a technical perspective, it is a company one can genuinely be proud to work for.

Career / further education

People who demonstrate initiative can take on significant responsibility and develop quickly. My own role and responsibilities grew considerably during my time at Visplore.

For early-career engineers in this sector, the compensation was reasonable given that Vienna is not a high-salary region and the company is a startup. That said, depending on your background and experience, you will likely find more competitive packages at bigger companies. Management was open discussing salary increases but you won't be making banks here, especially considering how Vienna became quite expensive in the recent years. Given that it is a startup, offering stock options would have been a welcome addition. There were no formal additional benefits such as meal vouchers, a subsidized Wiener Linien ticket, or gym discounts. In my case, goals were set twice a year tied to a bonus scheme a nice addition when it comes through. However, the success of the targets were not always within one's own control, and given that any bonus will largely be absorbed by taxes, the net impact remains very modest. On a smaller note, 1-2 times a week colleagues would cook tasty dishes in the office with ingredients covered by the company, and there was also a weekly fruit basket and free Nespresso capsules coffee available. Also free beers and booze for the company events.

Money wise its good, I would say its a compensation for the pain you have to endure working there.

Salary is market-aligned, extra benefits could still be a little improved...