Ecosia 

GmbH

Bewertungen

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Wonderful colleagues.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Try and find a way to talk with the employees. People don’t feel listened to.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Started well, has worsened continually. From people I know still working there it has gotten to the point that some colleagues will be fired without prior warning if they don't agree with management. Efforts to form a workers' council was also fought pretty hard by management. A lot of people don’t go to the office anymore.

Image

To the outside: excellent, for the most part. Unfortunately as is often the case with NGOs, charities etc., the image and actions don’t always (or even often) match up.

Work-Life-Balance

Fine, as long as you can push back when needed and say no to requests which don't make sense. A lot of people work overtime, however.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

In principle and until quite recently - wonderful. However: Ecosia’s pivot to AI throws a huge shadow on what they’re trying to do. They have jumped on the bandwagon without much thought for the environmental impact, which is flooring. Isn’t doing good for the environment the point?

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Easily the best part of working there.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

On the surface: all very friendly and encouraging - we’re all doing something great for the planet. This is what draws a lot of people in; it’s similar to the copy you’ll see on the website and in socials. In reality: they don’t really want people to do things differently, but rather a very traditional tech company. Penny-pinching in the teams was always a theme, but spending by the COO and CEO on their own projects runs to the tens of thousands without any consultation. In recent times: people getting fired from one day to the next, a significant fight by management to stop a workers’ council forming and a huge dip in the company atmosphere. Do NOT expect the fluffy bunnies & sunflowers that you’re led to believe by the company’s good reputation.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Depends how strong you are at standing up for yourself. Don’t expect something like “burnout” to mean anything - you have to fight for yourself. Workload generally is an issue, with a lot of people doing overtime and not enough people in general for the targets that are set.

Kommunikation

Between colleagues: the best people can manage. From management: unprofessional and unclear.

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

You’ll get paid market rate, but not more than that. The argument was that you’re doing something good for the planet, so that should be enough job satisfaction rather than getting bonuses (no one gets those) or even pay rises sometimes. I wouldn’t call the workload light, so be prepared to work hard for your average money. The benefits, though, are quite good.

Gleichberechtigung

For a tech company pretty good among the employees (not sure on exact numbers). In management it’s mostly if not always men (there has been a lot of turnover there, too).

Interessante Aufgaben

Mostly very same-same.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Strong focus on climate projects. The trees team is everyone's pride

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Verbesserungsvorschläge

I don't know. I feel like it's too late to repair the damage down. Just stop disregarding everyone's opinion

Arbeitsatmosphäre

A lot of people (20%+ of the company) left. Many who truly cared for the success of the company have left or are in the process of leaving as a result of the drastic change in company culture imposed by the CEO. Pressure is high and motivation is low.

Image

Ecosia does still have a good brand image. Unsure how long that will last.

Work-Life-Balance

There's good life-work balance but you have to impose yourself. There's a creeping trend of some people working extra hours to make deadlines, and that's really unhealthy. The leadership refuses to implement time tracking (which is required by German law), calling it "too much bureaucracy".
The company became very remote friend in the last years which is nice.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Limited

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Despite the increased pressure, deadlines, shift to "startup culture", salaries are still just average.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Can't give 5 stars when the AI effort has been a bit greenwashy.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

The workers are great and caring.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Leadership is destroying the company culture. Any role that is not seen as fundamental is being gutted out. On top of that, instead of practicing the "informed captain" mantra they preach, the CEO constantly undermines everyone's domain knowledge and micromanages workers.

Arbeitsbedingungen

The office is nice and resources are offered for home office setup.

Kommunikation

Communication between employees is fine. But by putting several teams working on the same product, lots of friction is happening. Ownership is constantly changing. Communication from the leadership is still appalling, but what they say is not worse than how they act.

Gleichberechtigung

Neurodivergent, women and non-white workers have experienced disproportionate hardships in the company. I don't believe there is conscious discrimination going on, but the leadership refuses to acknowledge or investigate this despite the data.

Interessante Aufgaben

You need to fight hard to work on projects that will allow you to grow. If you don't you will be left behind, and then punished because you didn't grow fast enough. The problem is that there aren't enough hard and interesting projects to work on.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

People genuinely care about the idea behind Ecosia as well as each other. The mission is really motivating, the work environment the nicest I've worked in so far. The office is awesome!

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Verbesserungsvorschläge

The atmosphere on the team is usually really nice, people are very emotionally invested and motivated. Great work culture but sometimes too high expectations for too little people. HR department desperately needed.