My experience working at Phorms has been difficult and rewarding.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
-creative freedom
-strong team bonding
-fun team events
-language learning support
-resources highly available
-transport ticket
-free lunch
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
-Communication from supervisors
-Supervision and feedback
-Supervisor availability
-Lack of training, explaining of procedure, rules/roles/responsibilities
-High turnover
-Inconsistent schedule
-meetings often in the night, outside of school hours
-No Christmas/holiday bonus which is often offered in other Kindergartens
-Restricted holiday requests (pressured to only take holidays during certain times in the year)
-Lack of care about mental health and well being
Verbesserungsvorschläge
-communication (willingness to listen)
-checking in with employees to check on mental health and well being
-creating support network where employees can feel heard and not met with defensiveness or intimidation
-support for new employees, not leaving them to figure it out on their own
-supervision for feedback for improvement
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The working atmosphere within groups is positive, but you often do not get to experience it because you are pulled to be in different groups because there are not enough staff. The working atmosphere can often become tense because of working under the stress of being understaffed.
Work-Life-Balance
It is difficult to achieve work life balance, as levels of stress are high. Schedules are not consistent and there are often work commitments outside of the school day.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Co-workers are wonderful. You feel very supported and heard amongst coworkers. Team bonding is strong.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
There is little to no supervision due to being understaffed. Freedom for creativity is nice but there is no feedback to encouragement improvement. Addressing issues is difficult as they are often dismissed, met with defensiveness, or invalidated. Supervisor is often times unavailable or slow to respond.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Working conditions are often not good as we are constantly understaffed.
Kommunikation
There are often lacks in communication, and slow/no responses from supervisors for questions, and things such as, holiday requests. Supervisors can improve in listening skills, such as understanding and empathy.
Interessante Aufgaben
Tasks are usually interesting and gives great opportunity to express creativity.