Hyundai 

Motor 

Europe 

GmbH

Bewertungen

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

The canteen and company car.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Everything I mentioned above.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

I can only describe it as the most toxic work environment I have ever worked in. With a few exceptions of genuinely supportive people, the day-to-day reality felt like constant competition rather than collaboration, where trust was rare and political behavior often mattered more than good work. Instead of feeling empowered, the environment created ongoing pressure, fear of mistakes, and a sense that you always had to watch your back, which over time made even strong performance emotionally exhausting.

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Where do I find the -10?

Work-Life-Balance

It was different between departments.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

This is non-existant.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

The overall culture of this company encouraged siloed thinking and internal competition rather than true collaboration. This made it hard to build trust, a sense of belonging, or feel part of a unified team working toward a shared goal. Sometimes even "goals" and objectives were a mere suggestion.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Superior behavior often felt hierarchical and control-driven rather than supportive, and from my perspective many leaders did not seem to know how to actually lead. People were placed in leadership roles without clear leadership skills, direction, or accountability, which resulted in confusion, poor decisions, and a lack of guidance for teams. This perceived incompetence at leadership level reinforced frustration, disengagement, and a feeling of being managed by authority rather than led with purpose or competence.

Arbeitsbedingungen

This is changing all the time and not for the best.

Kommunikation

Communication was fragmented, political, and often unclear. Information flowed top-down, late, or selectively, creating confusion and unnecessary stress, while important decisions were frequently made behind closed doors by Coreans. Feedback was inconsistent and often indirect, making it difficult to understand expectations or feel aligned, and open dialogue felt risky rather than encouraged.

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Salary was ok, as well as the only two good things this place has to offer: canteen and company car

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Free lunch and the possibility to have the newest models as company cars.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

deeply hierarchical system, complete lack of information transfer, irregular work performance, non-knowledge-based evaluation

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

The work environment is not supportive. It's more like a Hunger Games. A toxic work environment. And everyone stabs each other in the back wherever they can, to keep their position or get ahead. It's not performance that counts most, but how well you can flatter others.

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Fake.

Work-Life-Balance

It depends on the team, some people take coffee breaks practically all day long, while others can not even stand up for a short toilet break.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Forget it.

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Above the average, but the possibility to make steps forwards is low, maybe after 5 years.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Short but good, greenwashing existing in this company as well.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

This place is full of fake smiles. You simply cannot trust people's credibility. This is not just my personal experience, but something I have seen in others as well.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

If Koreans... more likely hierarchical. If non Korean, it's pretty normal.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

The first and most important rule: you cannot leave any trace of criticism in writing. You can do so verbally, but it will never have any consequences. If you have a problem, leave the company. Don't complain, as this is a sign of disloyalty to the system and your manager.

Arbeitsbedingungen

You will have everything what you need.

Kommunikation

Sharing information is non-existent. As a result, mistakes are common, which of course must be corrected immediately. And everyone involved can run for a solution. It is common that if your manager does not know the answer to a question, they will simply not answer and sweep the question under the rug. They cannot handle the situation and instead of losing face, they dodge the question. Most managers lack a holistic mindset and strategic thinking.

Gleichberechtigung

What matters is that you are Korean, especially male. And you get lots of bonus points if you are a member of the Korean church. Then your performance doesn't really matter. If you don't belong to either group, well, you can break down at work, and at most they will reward you with a fake smile and put a Korean with zero experience above you. This company is a prime example of institutionalized racism and sexism. When they don't even look at the resumes of non-Korean applicants, they go straight into the trash.

Interessante Aufgaben

Highly team-dependent. There can be a big gap between paperwork and product development.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Free lunch

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

How the company is treating people

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Lot's of people are not motivated and somewhat scared to be fired

Work-Life-Balance

No more remote work. If you start later than 9am or leave before 4pm you are not working hard

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Only exists on paper

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Impossible to get promoted if certain people in HR do not like you

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Good within own team. Between different teams no so much

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Some good some bad

Arbeitsbedingungen

Good

Kommunikation

HR does not communicate with us at all. Information are only shared by other colleagues

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Good salary and benefits. Benefits are getting reduced

Gleichberechtigung

Koreans are more likely to get promoted without any reasoning

Interessante Aufgaben

Yes that's one of the main strengths of Hyundai

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Benefits und Wertschätzung

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Interme Kommunikation

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Employees are demotivated and management is clueless

Work-Life-Balance

long working time, zero appreciation for hard work

Karriere/Weiterbildung

career is based on manager opinions on your personality, forget performance and objectives. You have better chances if you are german or speak german. They prefer to hire people from outside with better conditions than promoting.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Most managers are completely unprofessional and rely on low-level employees to fix their mistakes or clueless decisions. Work is by urgency, never by vision. Usually people backstab each other because they crumble under pressure from above.

Arbeitsbedingungen

they are reducing benefits from all sides

Kommunikation

Whole departments get closed one day to another without prior communication. You might be moved to a different job at any time because they have no idea what they are doing. Koreans usually take decisions behind closed doors. English is only partially the working language as managers will talk in german between each other in front of you.

Gleichberechtigung

90% old white or korean men from automotive

Interessante Aufgaben

you will probably be moved to do something different than what was promised to you. this is pretty common.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Free canteen in the office

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

- Toxic Culture: While many blame the Korean management, toxic experiences also come from micromanaging German leaders. Independently of nationality, age or gender, the leadership generally behaves the same way. They foster a high-pressure and stress environment with an overwhelming workload and a stricking lack of empathy.
Also, there is a lot of talking behind people's back and hipocresy between colleagues. You hear people critizing and saying the worse things about each other, only to compliment them or even publicly praise them on LinkedIn later.

There are many cases of colleagues being terminated during their probation period. I've heard they often dismiss during this time with the justification of "not being a good cultural fit". In HME they are very selective about who they “let in” and you have to play “their game” to succeed. As a new joiner, you will be thrown into cold water and be expected to survive.

- Micromanagement: The management here it's around control and asserting authority. You are always expected to go the "extra-mile", and you have to continually prove yourself to be enough. There is constant pressure and everything is considered urgent, even though it is clearly not.
Also, the management style is very hierarchical and old-fashioned. I have seen situations where in big groups, decisions have been simply taken by one person, without considering anyone's opinions. Despite disagreeing with it, employees are afraid to say anything and will only complain about it once the meeting is over or the person has left.

- Lack of flexibility: You have a very limited amount of days to work from home and you have to manage them per quarter. You are required to submit the days you want to work remotely in a system and the manager has to approve them beforehand. Forget about doing more than 2 days in a row at home-office, since most managers don't like the idea of not seeing you in person for that long and will control if you do. Even having this option, some teams are not allowed to work from home at all because their manager doesn't want them to.
Also, the flexible working hours concept they promise during the recruitment process is not real.

- No work-life balance: In order to succeed in this company, you have to sacrifice your personal life. There are collagues that receive emails after working hours with tasks that are "very urgent" for that same day. There are also cases where employees where contacted and requested to work while being on vacation. There’s no system to track working time, so most people do extra hours every day with zero compensation or recognition in return.

- Very bureaucratic: They have very long processes for everything. In order to get the most simple approval, you need to fill in a long template and ask for several signatures from different employees.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Toxic and high-pressure work environment

Work-Life-Balance

There is no time tracking system, so most people do extra hours every day. Also, the flexible hours concept they "sell" to employees is not accurate

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

The salary is at least quite good

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

They are starting to do some CSR things now

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Korean colleagues get along very well

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Micromanagement leaders that just want to control and assert authority. You are always expected to go the "extra-mile" to continually prove yourself

Arbeitsbedingungen

The office is modern and includes a canteen. However, the IT systems are outdated

Kommunikation

"Good communication" here means receiving hundreds of non-relevant emails per day. Your inbox in HME is always overloaded but there is still lack of transparency

Gleichberechtigung

There are barely any women in leadership roles

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Gehaltspaket, spannende Produkte, gute Verkehrsanbindung

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

das Fehlen eines modernen Kooperations- und Führungsverständnisses

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Arbeitsatmosphäre

wurde zum Ende etwas besser, insgesamt ist sich jeder weitestgehend selbst der Nächste. Viel Fluktuation.

Work-Life-Balance

keine Laptops (!!) wegen eklatantem Mangel an Vertrauen. Arbeitszeiten für Nicht-Koreaner ok - es ist ja ohnehin egal, was man beizutragen versucht...

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

keine CSR-Initiativen. Einwegbecher an der Kaffeemaschine. Die Fahrzeuge sind im Hinblick auf Unweltfreundlichkeit deutlich weiter.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

höchstens Zwangskurse aus Korea mit Frontalbeschallung non-stop oder arrogant auftretende koreanische Kollegen, die ihre „Kultur“ erklären (oder besser: warum sie so toll sind und alle diejenigen doof sind, die sich nicht in Hierarchien wiederfinden, die ans 13. Jh. erinnern...); es hat mal vielversprechende Ansätze gegeben, aber in HR sind leider alle guten Leute weg, die etwas auf die Beine stellen konnten

Kollegenzusammenhalt

die Koreaner untereinander - top. Sonst je nachdem - viel Fluktuation, die wirklichen Zusammenhalt erschwert

Vorgesetztenverhalten

„nach oben buckeln, nach unten treten“

Arbeitsbedingungen

grauenhafte IT, keine vernünftig nutzbaren Tools für virtuelle Zusammenarbeit, keine Laptops - man geht mit einem Stapel Papiere auf Geschäftsreise, wenig wertschätzende Kommunikation, Beschwerden über übergriffiges Vorgesetztenverhalten werden von HR ignoriert und nicht vertraulich behandelt

Kommunikation

welche Kommunikation?!

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Gutes Gehalt, sehr gute Kantine, Leasing-/Dienstwagenprogramme. Leider völlig intransparente Bonussysteme, in denen merkwürdigerweise immer die Chefs gaaanz viel bekommen...

Gleichberechtigung

gerüchteweise wurde eine erste weibliche Expat gesichtet. Ansonsten ist man als Frau besser bescheidene Deko. Harrassmentvorwürfen wird trotz deutlichster Hinweise nicht nachgegangen

Interessante Aufgaben

klingt anfangs so, bis man herausfindet, dass alles von der Konzernzentrale one-way bestimmt wird

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Kostenlose Kantine, Mitarbeiterangebote, vergünstigtes Leasing

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Angeblich soll das Gleizeit sein, mehr Parkplätze, keine Möglichkeit neue Fahrzeuge zu fahren außer man bezahlt dafür und dann sind es auch nicht alle, Laptops, Weiterbildungen

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Image

Früher war das Image besser

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Habe seit drei Jahren keine Schulung mehr gemacht

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

Könnte besser sein

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Für jeden Kaffee einen neuen Papierbecher sagt wohl alles

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Konnte bis jetzt nichts negatives feststellen nur vom Hörensagen

Arbeitsbedingungen

Veraltetes Equipment, wird schon irgendwie gehen, alles auf den letzten Drücker

Gleichberechtigung

Als Koreaner top ansonsten eher schwierig

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

kostenloses essen in der Kantine, die ist sehr gut.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

zwei Klassen Gesellschaft

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Image

produktimage leider immer noch nicht so gut, dabei werden die immer besser und sind auch Vorreiter

Work-Life-Balance

keine Arbeitszeiterfassung, kein Betriebsrat und keine notebooks, kein Homeoffice, null flexibel. arbeiten nur am fest installierten Arbeitsplatz wo es auch der chef sehen kann.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

hängt vom vorgesetzten ab - man kann auch jahrelang blockiert sein, wenn sich keiner die Mühe macht, mal zu schauen was man kann oder einfach nur will, dass der job gemacht ist, wenn man nicht aufmuckt, es sind schon viele gute Leute weggegangen...die da auf einer kleinen Position rumgekrebst sind und woanders spannende Aufgaben hatten.

Gehalt/Sozialleistungen

das Gehalt ist ganz ok

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

alle tun so, benutzen aber für jeden Kaffee einen neuen Papierbecher und sonst ist es auch egal, notfalls spendet man halt irgendwo was hin oder sammelt alte Klamotten.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

koreanisch = Seniorität europäisch = vielleicht doch lieber loswerden

Vorgesetztenverhalten

viele haben keine Ahnung von Führung, sind halt so befördert worden und denken sie sind Chef und benehmen sich auch so.

Gleichberechtigung

Koreaner und Männer werden befördert. es gibt kein gescheites system, hängt alles vom chef ab.

Interessante Aufgaben

in vielen Dingen und Prozessen als unternehmen bisschen rückständig, die Produkte sind halt ganz gut.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Produktvielfalt so das arbeiten nie langweilig wird.

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Zu späte Kommunikation mit den mitarbeitern.

Verbesserungsvorschläge