Headquarter driven (Spain), hierarchical, little understanding of local work culture, team very international
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Local team is very divers and international.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Constant strategy changes result in high frustration and fluctuations. Offboarding was not a great experience.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Management in Spain clearly needs more intercultural training and create a better understanding of local conditions.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Motivated local team in Germany, yet chaotic and stressful work environment, as headquarter in Spain is not informing timely and creating many "last minute" requests, which could have been anticipated. There is quite many meetings, as work culture and information sharing is rather oral than written, rather based on personal connection than on function.
Work-Life-Balance
Expect big corporate, it is expected to work outside normal hours, very adhoc, and with additional hours at odd times.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Many promises, little action.
Gehalt/Benefits
Average in comparison to the rest of the energy sector in Germany.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Ups and downs are keeping the team together, colleagues support each other professionally and emotionally, atmosphere in the office is friendly. However high fluctuations in the team speak for itself.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Local CEO and team leads in Germany are understanding and trying to improve things, yet also tied to headquarters directions.
Headquarter management and regional CEOs are generation Baby Boomer and Gen X (very hierarchical, lot of micro-management, traditional (Spanish) work culture).
Arbeitsbedingungen
Open floor, very noisy at time. IT Support in Spain is not really functioning. No centralized information infrastructure. Global intranet is very chaotic and not helpful, rather marketing the own company to the employees than actually providing useful information. Also who needs information to e.g. "walk more" on a "health day".
Kommunikation
Local communications team in Germany is very driven to improve internal communication. However headquarter communication to Germany is messy and inconsistent.
Interessante Aufgaben
In general good insight into the market and current challenges and opportunities in the German market. However some departments are clearly understaffed and overwhelmed by standardized tasks (reportings, etc) as the processes are not defined are redefined by headquarters too often. The anticipation through headquarters is often not realistic.