Holidu 

GmbH

Bewertungen

Dear former employee,

Thank you for your feedback. We take your input very seriously as we continuously want to improve as an employer. We are truly sorry to hear that your time with us didn’t turn out to be what you would have wished for. Below, we would like to address some of the points you raised.

Ensuring a good work-life balance is very important to us. For this reason, we give every employee the opportunity to manage their time as they see fit through a flexible working schedule and clearly defined objectives. We also have formally defined processes and guidelines regarding work life balance and even offer trainings on time management and other relevant skills that help navigate through work.

Indeed, we recently slimmed down our workforce by 6-7% in selected teams. This was an incredibly difficult decision and we recognize the impact of it. The communication was prepared thoroughly and done in a personal way. Our founders spoke to every employee involved personally, and the rest of the company was informed on the same day. There have been several company-wide as well as department-specific follow-up meetings in order to clarify the reasons and answer any questions that came up.

On the positive note, we are glad to hear that in general you enjoy working with your colleagues and find team cohesion to be good at Holidu.

We have grown substantially every single year in the past and are looking to the future with great optimism, excited for what’s to come. Nevertheless, we are grateful for your input and will carefully look at your feedback points. If you would like to share more in-depth feedback with us, we would be happy to hear from you at hr@holidu.com.

All the best,
Holidu T&O Team

Dear colleague,

We appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback. While we are happy to hear that you are enjoying the work environment and work-life balance at Holidu, we will have a close look at your points of improvement.

At the same time, there are some topics that we would like to address. It is true that there are no salary increases during the year unless for promotions for urgent roles, and this is also openly communicated. We do annual performance reviews on the basis of which individual salaries are adjusted once per year (also without a promotion), and we also have tangible, in-depth criteria when it comes to promotions, which you can find in our internal Confluence documentation accessible for all employees. Our people managers and HR spend an extensive amount of time each year reviewing, calibrating and discussing those reviews in order to ensure fairness and transparency.
Similarly, we also have clear guidelines and expectations regarding our bonus structures; the goals are set in advance, communicated clearly to the respective employees and calculated equally across the same function.

We would be happy to hear more in-depth feedback from you at hr@holidu.com, as we know there is always room for growth, and we are constantly striving to improve.

Thank you for your time,

Your Holidu HR Team

Dear colleague,

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We want you to know that we take your input seriously and are constantly trying to improve. Below, we would like to address some of the points you raised.

Ensuring there is no favouritism and giving every employee the opportunity to further grow and develop is very important to us. For this reason, we have clearly defined processes and guidelines regarding promotions and salaries that are accessible to all employees and from which nobody is excluded. In addition, colleagues with people management responsibility at Holidu receive special in-depth training through regular sessions in our leadership academy.

Indeed, we recently slimmed down our workforce by 7% in selected teams. This was an incredibly difficult decision and we recognize the impact of it. The communication was prepared thoroughly and done in a personal way. Our founders spoke to every employee involved personally, and the rest of the company was informed on the same day. There have been several company-wide as well as department-specific follow-up meetings in order to clarify the reasons and answer any questions that came up.

We are glad to hear that in general you enjoy working with your colleagues and find team cohesion to be good at Holidu! This is really important to us which is why also this year we decided to have our annual summer party. A recent internal survey showed that the summer party was very positively received amongst employees and that they found it to be very fun and enjoyable. We are sorry to hear your experience was a different one.

In general, we have grown substantially every single year in the past and are looking to the future with great optimism, excited for what’s to come. In order to remain successful, we continuously want to grow and improve which is why we would appreciate more in-depth feedback sent to hr@holidu.com.

All the best,
the Holidu Talent & Organization team

Dear former employee,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We take your input seriously and are constantly trying to improve.

Regarding our people managers, we would like to address that we have in-depth training in place for all employees who are leading others, to guarantee that they are well-trained on topics such as ensuring fairness and equality within their team, giving appropriate feedback, providing transparent recruitment processes, etc. We also collect feedback regularly that is subsequently addressed with both the team and HR.

In line with the importance we place on teamwork, it is really important for us to bring all of our colleagues together once a year to strengthen team spirit and belonging. Also, sustainability is a topic close to our heart, which is why the carbon emissions arising from the travel here were offset, and we took the conscious decision to offer a vegetarian menu. A recent internal survey showed that these all-company gatherings are widely appreciated amongst all employees. We are sorry to hear your experience was a different one.

We would be happy to get more in-depth feedback from your side to understand how we can improve, so please feel free to reach out to us at hr@holidu.com.

Thank you for your time,

the Holidu HR Team

Dear Holidu employee,

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We want you to know that we take your input seriously and are constantly trying to improve. Below, we would like to address some of the points you raised.

When it comes to transparency, we always try to communicate as openly and honestly as it is possible in each situation. We have a bi-weekly All Hands meeting where we regularly share updates on all of our numbers, internal processes etc. We also have an anonymous question tool, the answers to which are shared openly. However, we would be curious to understand in which area you would be wishing to have more transparency, so we could also integrate this.

Regarding the layoffs you are addressing, it is true that unfortunately we recently had to let go 7% of our team members. This was done to ensure the company can grow at efficient margins and in a sustainable and healthy way. The decision-making process has never been taken light-heartedly, and we completely understand that it has been impactful. Our founders spoke to every employee involved personally, and the rest of the company was informed on the same day. There have been several company-wide as well as department-specific follow-up meetings in order to clarify the reasons and answer any questions that came up.

In general, we have grown substantially every single year in the past and are confident that we will be continuing to do so.

As mentioned before, if you would like to share more in-depth feedback with us, we would be happy to hear from you at hr@holidu.com.

All the best,
the Holidu HR team

Dear current employee,

First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We are genuinely sorry to hear that your time at Holidu does not seem to be turning out as you would have expected.

Nevertheless, we are glad to hear that you are enjoying the work-life balance, as this is something that is also very important to us. Regarding the other points, we would really appreciate it if you could send us an email to hr@holidu.com for us to understand better why you are unhappy and how we can improve.

Thank you for your time and we are looking forward to hearing from you!

All the best,
The Holidu HR Team