Development, Innovation, Homologation. Great teams, bad leadership leading to demotivation of the teams.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Cantine. Everyone is speaking about it here on Kununu, but the cantine team is great and everyone loves it, great food, great vibes, the employees need to be treated nicely and listened to!
The brand is a great brand with great products. Neverstanding still feels great.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
What bothers me the most is that RIMOWA is such a great brand with great people and products, but poor leadership is destroying the motivation and team spirit.
The lack of respect, appreciation, honest communication is really disappointing. Employees are overloaded, feel pressured, and are often afraid to speak up or make mistakes.
The company has so much potential, and the teams genuinely want to do a great job. It is sad to see talented and motivated people becoming exhausted and frustrated because of poor management.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Please pay more attention to people in important leadership positions, and how their behavior affects the teams and the working atmosphere.
Take employee feedback and complaints seriously, and make sure that real action is taken when problems continue.
Please protect the people who make this brand successful instead of allowing poor leadership to destroy their motivation and team spirit.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Every member of the Team is heavily overloaded with work, and the constant pressure is affecting people's mental and physical health. The management lacks good leadership skills.
The working atmosphere has become toxic. Many employees feel stressed, exhausted, and close to burnout. There is very little motivation left, and people don't feel that their hard work is valued or appreciated.
The team's atmosphere, motivation, or well-being is not treated well. Leadership style is hierarchical and controlling, with little respect for employees and their opinions. Instead of supporting the team and treating people with respect, frustration, fear, and a lack of trust is widespread.
People are working extremely hard, but instead of getting support and appreciation, they feel more and more frustrated, demotivated, and burned out.
Image
great brand
Work-Life-Balance
According to the works agreement, employees are allowed to work from home 5 days per month. However, it is not appreciated using these days.
Being sick is also a sensitive topic. Employees often feel pressured to work even when they are ill.
This creates a culture of fear where people actually come to work sick instead of staying home and recovering. As a result, they spread illnesses to other colleagues, leaving large parts of the team sick, still working, and much less productive. In the end, nobody benefits from this situation.
Nevertheless, thanks to the Works Council and the existing agreements, the work-life balance is generally good. As long as you are not one of the people regularly pushed to work more than 8 hours a day,
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Not really pushed forward. This section is not really take care of and does not encourage people to personally move forward.
Gehalt/Benefits
its ok, yet individually, depending on stress load.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Fine, could be improved.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
The team itself is really great! It is very multicultural, with great people from different backgrounds. I genuinely enjoy spending time with my colleagues, both at work and outside of work.
People stick together, support each other, and try to make the best out of a difficult situation. We often sit together, try to forget about the poor management of the departments, and focus on enjoying our work.
The team spirit is definitely there! It is the people and the strong relationships between colleagues that make working here enjoyable, despite the difficult leadership situation.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Nothing bad to say here. Treated as young employees.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
The leadership behavior is disrespectful, rude, bossy, and very authoritarian.
Management behavior has even brought employees to tears. This shows how leadership styles can affect people personally.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Everything fine.
Kommunikation
Communication is also very poor and lacks transparency. The mindset of "I know everything, so I have the power" is being used. This has nothing to do with teamwork, trust, or open communication.
Instead of encouraging honest and direct communication, pressure is being put on employees not to share the full truth with other deartments.
Communication with the team in Cologne is equally bad. It often feels manipulative, one-sided, and controlled. Important information is not openly shared, and employees are not treated as equal partners.
This is far from what modern leadership and a healthy team culture should look like.
Gleichberechtigung
On the positive side, I am really happy to see that women are being promoted into important leadership positions at RIMOWA. With female leaders in the CEO, CPO, and COO positions, the company clearly shows that top management roles are not just reserved for men.
This is a very positive development and something I really appreciate about the brand.
Interessante Aufgaben
The work itself is really interesting and enjoyable. This is one of the main reasons why people dont want to leave.
RIMOWA is a great brand with great products, a strong image, and a lot of potential. It is a brand you can be proud to work for.