A Company with a Future – If It Invests in Its People
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The founders are very smart and competent, and there’s a lot to learn from them. The company has great growth potential. If you’re early in your career and eager to learn, and money or time isn’t a major concern, this is a perfect place to grow.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
There seems to be a mismatch between workload, salary, and the skills expected. The pressure can be high, and the rules regarding office attendance feel quite strict. Adjusting expectations and offering more flexibility could improve the overall work experience
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Invest more in your employees! While having a young and motivated team can be great, this only works up to a point. Full-time employees often spend a lot of time onboarding new hires and supervising students or interns. By the time they gain experience, the students or interns’ contracts end and they leave. Ideally, a small number of juniors or interns should support a team of seniors, not the other way around as it is currently.
The argument that 'we are a startup and can’t afford it' doesn’t hold as strongly anymore. It would be better to have fewer but more senior employees, rather than many beginners who rotate constantly.
Additionally, behind the idea of an 'international team that integrates any culture,' there seems to be a cost-saving strategy: hiring employees from countries with lower wages. While this can be beneficial and even admirable in some cases, it often leads to high integration risks, and the burden falls on existing employees who must redo onboarding repeatedly when hires leave.
Focus more on your employees, not just cost-saving. Hire competent senior staff who don’t need to be trained from scratch and whose integration risk is lower. Offer training and career development opportunities, and reconsider your performance expectations. If salaries are low and hires are mostly students, you cannot realistically expect high-tech-level performance.
Finally, be more flexible with work-from-home arrangements. If you don’t trust your employees to work remotely, it indicates a mismatch in hiring. Every relationship, including employer-employee relationships, relies on trust—without it, there is little to build upon.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The workload is very high and you constantly feel like you’re not fast enough, facing a lot of pressure and dissatisfaction from management. This is especially frustrating given that many employees are students or juniors who are still learning; in this context, the expectations often feel unrealistic — especially considering that salaries are below market level.
On the positive side, you are constantly challenged and never bored. The management team is very competent, and you can feel steady and continuous growth in your skills
Work-Life-Balance
There is a heavy workload and a lot of pressure, with almost all teams being overloaded. Many colleagues work overtime and still struggle to meet the expected standards
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Formal workshops, courses, or certifications are currently limited, and promotions tend to be rare. This is partly because many employees are students on fixed-term contracts, and most full-time staff leave after around two years (from what I realised), so there is often not enough time to reach a promotion.
Gehalt/Benefits
Compensation is somewhat below the market average, which may be understandable for a growing startup. However, considering that the company already has clients and investors, there might be room to revisit salary levels to better reflect the responsibilities and skills of the employees.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Although coming to the office is justified by the idea of 'working together,' in some teams this doesn’t really happen. Instead, you are encouraged to work on your own and ask as few questions as possible, so as not to disturb others, since everyone has a heavy workload. In certain teams the atmosphere feels more competitive, while in others it is friendlier
Vorgesetztenverhalten
In general, they try to be friendly and approachable. They are highly competent, which is always noticeable in interactions, and I have a great deal of respect for them because of that. However, some can be very difficult and moody, while others tend to be quite stubborn and insist on their own opinions. I believe it is challenging for all of them to find the right balance between applying pressure and being supportive, especially given the high level of stress throughout the company.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Being in the office is strongly expected, but one would hope the working conditions matched. Space is limited, it often gets too warm, and there is no proper kitchen.
Gleichberechtigung
It feels like some people are favored over others.