Shiny on the outside, shaky on the inside.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Regularly review the performance of managers and team leads and support their development through further training, covering technical skills, interpersonal skills and leadership style.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Modern open-plan office where more and more people are working. Noisy.
Image
Still the bikes for hipster kids. But marketing and communication are becoming increasingly mainstream. The brand is geared towards the US market and the superficial messages typical there. A generic approach. Unfortunately, the brand comes across more and more as slick and commercial.
Work-Life-Balance
OK. If you work in a well-organised way, you can manage your hours well and don’t have to work overtime.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
It depends on whether you know the right key people in the company who will support you.
Gehalt/Benefits
It’s a matter for negotiation. There are also bonus payments.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
It’s good and is actively promoted for the company’s public image. Within the company, however, there is particular room for improvement in terms of social behaviour. Unjustified dismissals, a lack of transparency in managers’ behaviour, a lack of appreciation and age discrimination.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Many people vie for the favour of the various team leads because there are hardly any clearly defined performance criteria and the feedback is neither honest nor direct.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
People over 40 are virtually non-existent. Older staff are mercilessly replaced by younger, cheaper colleagues and made redundant. As a result, the company loses many valuable people and competent, experienced colleagues. And a great deal of knowledge about the brand is already lost!
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Toxic. Superficial friendliness, American way of corporation. Micromanagement by senior management. No transparency; teams aren’t allowed to attend important meetings. Communication by word of mouth. Important information gets lost because you aren’t informed directly, but only hear what the team lead passes on. Many colleagues at middle management level suffer as a result. Burnouts and mental breakdowns are not uncommon.
There is one point on which management agrees: when mistakes are made, it’s always someone else’s fault. No one takes responsibility. Management does not stand behind the team.
Arbeitsbedingungen
There are plenty of perks, such as a company bike, the Wien Ticket, goodies and meal allowances. A lovely office where you enjoy spending time.
Kommunikation
It’s OK within the team. But the team leaders are extremely micromanaging. Manipulative and selective communication from management and team leads.
Gleichberechtigung
There are many female colleagues in middle management. In senior management/leadership: Nope!
Interessante Aufgaben
There are lots of exciting projects and few formal structures. If you go about it the right way and maintain good relationships with the key people in the company, you can make good progress.
Arbeitgeber-Kommentar
Thank you for sharing your honest and constructive feedback. We are continuously working on improving across all areas at woom, where we now offer a range of training and development topics across all areas and levels. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your experience directly and take on any input you have. Please reach out directly to Jehona at career@woom.com.
Best,
Jehona