Sr. Software Engineer
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The facilities and the location.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Mid-management impeding the work of the people who can actually deliver some value i.e. the engineers.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Remove (not replace) two thirds of mid-management.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Management couldn't be more detached from reality. What used to be an agreeable working environment under Nokia, has now become a show of uncertainty, fake smiles and incompetence that grows more audacious by the day.
The constant departures of the few technically competent employees still remaining only add up to the bad atmosphere. Long gone is the golden era of Nokia.
Kommunikation
"Meetings: what we do when we are not communicating." Expect to participate on lots of those, as it's a manager's opportunity to "shine" drawing on a whiteboard.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Directly proportional to the current working atmosphere. Feuds between teams clinging onto outdated products, trying to protect their territory.
Work-Life-Balance
Good, if balance means going/leaving the office as you please and having zero-creativity tasks.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Very poor. As long as you agree with the micromanagerial mentality of the mid-management and can tolerate yet another meaningless meeting, you are a valued employee. The modus operandi is "be pleasant and make the management feel useful; results are secondary".
Interessante Aufgaben
en if you are one of the very few lucky ones who might land an interesting task, your day to day work will be subject to micromanagement and micropolitics.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
The age is not the issue here. The issue is recognizing you have to move on when you are stagnating. And sadly there are even young people who have been too comfortable for too long in their positions. The mid-management is infested with this kind.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Open office space with company gym and canteen.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
The Berlin building is "smart" regarding water and power consumption. One of the things that Nokia left behind that is still functioning.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Used to be one of the good payers in Berlin. Not so much any more. Now money is just the only incentince they can offer to attract candidates. If you seek anything beyond just next month's paycheck, look elsewhere.
Image
Long lost.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Being pleasant is the ticket. Don't poke facts a lot. Impressions are everything. Make others feel useful and you are golden.