A modern agency managed as in the past
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Work-life balance, comfort in the office.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- Communication style (perceived secrecy and little transparency, non-constructive feedback, compartmentalised information)
- Excessive micromanagement rather than proper guidance and trust
- To little time for employees
- Dogs (3) in the office
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Find time for your employees, at least weekly if not daily. All employees are meant, not just the account managers.
Provide clear goals and ensure these are understood.
Offer guidance, this will save you a lot of time on micromanagement.
Apply situational leadership when assigning new tasks or when new members are onboarded.
Promote a feedback culture within the company. Your people are your most important assets and they should not be afraid of providing feedback or asking questions.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
I perceived the nice office with modern technologies to be counterpart for a tense climate among employees.
I never got the impression that employees and management were working together, rather against each other.
I was advised not to seek guidance when assigned a new task I was not familiar with.
I experienced colleagues' faults being addressed in public contexts (like meetings).
I received in more than one occasion instructions not to apologize to clients. All the colleagues I spoke about it claimed to be familiar with the same instructions.
My outgoing emails to clients were being monitored and read by management on a daily basis, which I perceived as strong micromanagement. I really would have preferred to receive some guidelines instead
Kommunikation
Communication was compartmentalized per team with a high attention for secrecy. I got the impression that this lead some colleagues to think they were more important than others due to information they held. I also felt a strong lack of transparency as to what my colleagues were working on.
I was very unsatisfied with the onboarding I received, I felt very alone in this process without guidance. This lead to misunderstandings which impacted my development.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
There are several opportunities for colleagues to interact with each other and post-work events. On my typical work week, colleagues from different teams would not have time for interaction. Most everyone looked stressed and I perceived a strong competitiveness.
Work-Life-Balance
It is occasionally possible to work from home and employees can choose to start between 8-10am. Here the company shows a high degree of flexibility
Vorgesetztenverhalten
I have experienced Top-down management only, and strongly missed the involvement of the impacted employees in the decision making process, or to receive the reasoning behind it. Instructions were changed, in more than one occasion, several times during a week, sometimes even in the same day. This resulted for me in a high level of uncertainty on what to do.
Interessante Aufgaben
Assignments would have been very interesting had the expectations been made clear during the process. I experienced misalignment from the management which led to having to rework on assigned tasks multiple times until a satisfactory result was achieved. This gave me the constant impression that the work I had done was not correct and I missed constructive criticism throughout the months I have worked at the company.
Gleichberechtigung
The company employed people from all over the world.
In at least two occasions I spoke to colleagues who had an expired visa and were awaiting for a contract renewal in order to extend their visa. According to them they had to wait for over a month for renewal. This could be improved.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Average age of employees was ca. 28 years old. Expect a mostly young work environment
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office is bright; workplaces are comfortable; kitchen and toilets are taken care of; fresh fruit is provided 3 times a week.
Dogs were allowed in the office, which does not necessarily help with concentration
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
not experienced
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Average salaries are paid, paychecks are processed on time; bonuses are awarded yearly if targets are achieved
Image
The company name does not generate a considerable brand awareness, none of my friends and connections in Berlin had ever heard of the company.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Here I perceived a high degree of uncertainty as to why some colleagues got promoted, and others weren't. What I experienced is of at least two employees performing the responsibilities of a higher level job position, without receiving the appropriate job title over more than 12 months