Rimowa

Unternehmenskultur

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.