Working with records is great, but…
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Colleagues, working with music
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Many things
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Give long term, stable contracts to all employees. More empathy, more communication, more transparency. Offer more flexibility to workers to ensure their productivity and introduce a bonus system to motivate the team instead of pressure through rising targets. Move away from the quantity over quality mindset and try to implement workers into processes according to their skills.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Atmosphere of pressure and control, insecurity and instability through a limited contracts only system, chaotic decision making culture, top down structures, no flexibility, unergonomic workplaces
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It’s an established company, but in the vinyl community there are discussions about the gradings and the company’s practices - online shops contribute to the decline of small independent shops.
Work-Life-Balance
Most workers have a long commute, and often public transport isn’t working properly, while the location is remote. No home office (even for positions and tasks for which it would be possible), shift labor, no flexible hours. No health programs or sports offers. Eating is not allowed, there are no regular breaks planned for the employees who often including the commute are out 7+ hours daily for the job. in the interview people are told the company encourages people doing “something else besides”. If this isn’t your only job or responsibility, there is little work life balance although it’s a part time job on paper.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
No career opportunities. Entire departments run on limited contracts, overall the big majority of the company. There is a constant coming and going, even among those with long term contracts. The communication around open positions happens behind closed doors.
Gehalt/Benefits
Low salary, high targets. No benefits beyond a discount on records.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Matters when it looks good or saves money. Social consciousness does not mean providing unstable conditions for workers and not taking their health seriously.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
The colleagues are great but with the limited contracts policy it’s hard to develop a real team feeling when people keep coming and going.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
There are almost no older colleagues, except for the top management.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
The team leads and mid level employees are under constant pressure, which isn’t their fault. Decision making happens top down and is only communicated to, but not shaped by the team for the biggest part.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Dust, mold, alcohol, rigid shift system, no flexibility, atmosphere of control and surveillance, high targets, uncomfortable workplaces, open plan office without assigned desks, outdated equipment
Kommunikation
Top to down, intransparent, overall big lack of clear and open communication
Gleichberechtigung
There are female employees, but there have also been situations that seemed unfair. It looks like performative diversity when you look beyond the surface level. Almost all top positions in the company are filled with men.
Interessante Aufgaben
The interesting tasks usually end up with the higher level employees - the “regular” workers, that form the biggest part of the company, usually aren’t involved in much beyond the absolute bottom level and regular, recurring tasks. There is no transparency in the decision making how tasks are distributed.