Lost track and completely overwhelmed leadership
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The lived diversity throughout all levels.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Stop wasting everyones time with your strategy changes and bring everyone together on to a positive (longterm) mission. See and hear what your employees are really feeling and saying about you as a company (spoiler alert its really bad).
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Level up senior leadership communication skills and establish a clear strategy you stick to. Everyone is just tired of the changes for the sake of it. If you want to keep good talent pay them appropriately and offer benefits that make them stay (30 days PTO etc.).
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The work environment is influenced by a lot of uncertainty and lack of trust. Strategies are changing constantly and it seems to lack an overall strategy at all. Quite regularly there are lay offs or some colleagues just disappear. It feels like most colleagues have checked out and are either waiting for better times or a different job offer.
Image
They are trying their best to create an image of a leading travel tech company that will shape the future. As an employer brand they don't have the best reputation cause by the already mentioned re orgs, layoffs and unrealistic performance expectations. Even though they love to compare themselves to leading competitors like Airbnb, their global image as a leading travel innovation brand is not comparable at all to GetYourGuides.
Work-Life-Balance
My observation is that it depends a lot on what team are you on. There are some floors in the office where it seems like nobody is working after 4 and some teams are constantly staying late. A big issue though is there very limited PTO per year, only 25 days. This is on the lower end of most companies that size.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Promotions are very strictly regulated and it often feels like you have to go so far above expectations and beyond your scope for one, that it is just not realistic. On the other hand some people seem to get promoted very easily, mostly because right place right time. This does not feel like a consistent framework.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Colleagues have some bonding as most of them feel like they are in the mess together. That also leads to a lot of complaining, frustration sharing etc.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
A lot of inexperienced leaders who are trying to cope with the constant changes and try to keep up with their ambitious quarterly goals. In private conversation you hear leaders complain a lot about their lack of training and ability to lead team properly though change.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The Berlin HQ is located in a very old building. You can see and feel it. There are constant issues with broken toilets, noise from outside due to old windows and wifi issues. Personally I think it is time to move to an office that fits a "global tech company".
Kommunikation
All communication, especially from senior leadership, is around how successful the company is and how GetYourGuide is shaping the future of travel. There is no open communication about the very visible problems the company is facing that lead to constant re orgs, lay offs and budget cuts.
Gehalt/Benefits
Compensation seems to be very fair but not above industry benchmark as they claim. Also there are no extraordinary benefits.
Gleichberechtigung
One positive dimension for sure. I have never worked in a company where I have seen such diverse teams. There are a lot of openly queer leaders and it feels not just accepted but encouraged to be yourself.
Interessante Aufgaben
To be honest tasks are not really interesting. Mostly it is about trying to fix the basics and a lot of chatting with AI agents. You won't work on building the next big thing in this company thats for sure.