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Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The office is in the beautiful part of Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg. It is spacious, cozy, and filled with plants, and there are enough call booths for video calls. The working environment is peaceful and neat, and I like it like that. It keeps you more focused on job tasks.
When it comes to the equipment, that's an additional plus that JOIN offers you as an employee. Noice-canceling headphones, and a MAC laptop with a wireless keyboard and mouse, make your life easier. The benefits they offer through several program packaging, which was convenient and useful.
The colleagues are awesome - so diverse and interesting to connect with, and also knowledgable and ready to help. I consider that an important aspect that one company can have, but sadly, JOIN does not care for its employees.
I would also like to mention since I come from a non-EU country, the process of getting a visa was smooth, and everything was ready in the month. Without any difficulties whatsoever.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
There are a lot of cons working in JOIN, so I will try to keep it as short and precise as possible.
They will cut you loose if they don't see immediate results. No matter of context, no matter if the goals are possible or not, if there is no instant success, you will get fired.
After moving to Berlin in October, I was laid off in mid-December (I worked for two months remotely, and they used the situation that my Probezeit was expiring, so I was cut loose). They were familiar with my situation (my wife is pregnant, with a birth date of January). Also, they didn't bother to offer me other open job positions in the company and keep me that way (just to note that I have two degrees and 4+ years of experience).
Let me not tell you how this lay-off complicates my life with the visas, documents, and papyrology, especially in this position when I am in the country for less than three months. My life turned into hell.
There was no strategy behind the job position, and they didn't communicate the true expectations. I was testing out new acquisition channels, and they hoped for instant success, with the smallest possible budget. I would have never accepted the job offer if I knew this be