Great colleagues, but clueless leadership.The situation speaks for itself
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The workplace USED to have a great culture, which was a major reason for joining. That changed with the first round of layoffs in July 2024. After the second in November, morale collapsed. Despite the poor attempts, it has not changed, people are leaving.
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Do not believe the values listed on the website.
Work-Life-Balance
Work is fully flexible without an enforced remote/on-site ratio, but the pressure to meet unrealistic goals without proper infrastructure drains energy that the employee should be able to save for their personal time. No one in leadership is addressing this, and employees frequently call in sick.
Gehalt/Benefits
It’s good, too good in fact. Inflated compared to the current (compared to the recent years) market
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Colleagues are the only thing holding this place together. But they're leaving.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
If zero stars were an option, that would be the rating. Despite some of them having backgrounds in strategic business consulting, leadership fails at business planning, strategy, and understanding the challenges, threats and actual needs of their own main target market - DACH region.
In a short time, strategies and directions have changed too many times, making it difficult for employees to trust anything they are told.
Their main concerns are keeping shareholders happy and appearing as if they were business-savvy. Yet, one of them insisted on having a team too large for the real project capacity. Another one used the number of hirings within a year as a KPI as if the hirings lived in void, disconnected from real-world work and capacity, and as if the number of employees were a proper reflection of how good a company and its business are. Another is so overwhelmed with teams to supervise and responsibilities that he does quite a poor job.
The CEO is better suited as a brand ambassador rather than the company leader. He should listen more to the voices that deliver a different perspective than his own.
Kommunikation
If I could, I would give zero stars. Management swings between toxic optimism and a catch in their voices when announcing layoffs, acting as if they’re caught off guard and holding back tears. No professional middle ground. It’s hard to understand how some of the directors and the CEO himself can confidently present to clients or broader audiences when they struggle so much to communicate clearly and transparently with their own team.
HR and leadership see themselves as champions of the team, but their messaging is always vague and inconsistent. After the first layoff in July 2024, employees were promised open and transparent discussions with directors to address "tough questions". Yet, only one out of six directors was able to answer questions clearly and without a patronizing tone.
Even the monthly financial update is an example of problematic communication. It’s a mix of barely understandable statements, scattered numbers, and a graphic that lacks meaningful data storytelling and fails to give employees a crystal-clear picture of the company’s financial health.