Great coworkers - Company lacks reality-based decisionmaking leadership
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Regarding promotions, they avoid giving it to you with randomly picked, inconsequentual examples like not directly booking a meeting with a colleague about a topic and instead asking first when they have time to discuss (also to find out if they are the person to talk to).
Even though exact criteria are available for promotions, which you can all exceed and still not get promoted because they want to save money. In particular, the jump from "base" career level to "advanced" substantially increased salary - (and doubles equity).
In the lower career levels, coworkers without work experience start with "base" level and would then be promoted to "advanced" level after they fulfill the criteria for the next level, including 2 full years at "base" (time spent at a level is only a recommendation, as we'll find out further down). Even if you have been working on the "advanced" level during those 2 full years whilst getting the "base" salary, they will only promote you after the 2 years are done AND you fulfill the criteria.
This significantly takes away from enthusiasm, as great work is not rewarded, you have a set timeline where you get a promotion.
This can however be completely ignored - One coworker reached "advanced" after the 2 years of delivering great work at "base". Normally, it would then take another 3 years to get to the next level "senior" - Which was given to this individual 0.5 years after being promoted to "advanced" level. Others in the company delivering great work had to wait the 3 normal years.
That's 2.5 years difference, which is completely unacceptable.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Great colleagues and team atmosphere
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Polite, fair leaders except when it comes to promotions - See what to improve below.
Gehalt/Benefits
Salaries are good by industry standards. Don't expect to get a career level increase (and thereby salary increase) before you have sat at your current level for the time allocated by the internal system, regardless of how great your work is.
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Great marketing to the outside, internally failing miserably to achieve set goals by the DAC plants.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
No chance to advance through the ranks if the set time in a level has not been fully reached.