Solactive 

AG

Bewertungen

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Since most of the team is young, the environment is pleasant and energetic.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Where do I even begin? Unsurprisingly, the root of the problem lies with the management. While the company's business model of spending as little as possible and selling cheap may be viable, it’s not sustainable without showing appreciation for the people who actually keep things running.

Employees often work overtime, yet their voices go unheard. Everything seems to require the CEO’s final approval. Even if he doesn’t explicitly demand that kind of reverence, the culture suggests otherwise, as if we’re expected to silently accept that 'he knows best'.

What about everyone else who helped build the company? Why does nearly everyone leave after two years? Perhaps it's because top management operates like an exclusive clique, uninterested in the opinions of others. Add to that the lack of real senior roles or managers with actual decision making power.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

How many times does it need to be said, top management should start listening to their employees. Acting like you've discovered America doesn't make it true. Others did that a long time ago, and that's okay. And sorry to burst the bubble, but employees shouldn't feel grateful just to work for Solactive, Solactive should be grateful to have them

Arbeitsatmosphäre

The atmosphere feels neutral, most people just focus on their own tasks rather than the company itself. Yet, somehow, the company continues to perform well

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Ask upper management, and they’ll tell you they’re the best in the world. Ask me, and I would say, they’re okayish

Work-Life-Balance

Some departments appear to have it easy, while others are clearly under pressure... for example, receiving emails on Sundays doesn’t exactly scream work-life balance

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Overall, the team is young, international, and brings a positive mindset to work. With only a few exceptions, you could say most people act professionally

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Overall, I believe they're part of the reason the company doesn’t progress further. They act like they know everything but rarely listen. Their plan is unclear, yet they expect results as if we could pull rabbits out of hats.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Modern open-space offices in a good Frankfurt location, with good technical equipment, but the kitchen and restrooms often fall short in terms of hygiene. Clearly, they dont want to pay for a cleaner to come more often. The snacks that they promise, not only you have to pay for them, but they are almost sold out.

Kommunikation

Communication between departments is surprisingly smooth. People are generally willing to help, even those working from across the globe

Gehalt/Benefits

For the industry, it's decent. The benefits are okay, but beyond the paycheck, there’s not much else the company offers. They make you pay a christmas present, when they should be the ones giving you one.

Gleichberechtigung

There are only a few women in the company, and none in upper management, which makes the lack of gender diversity especially noticeable at the top

Interessante Aufgaben

The industry is quite niche, and likely more interesting to those who come from a similar field

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

nothing

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Management in Berlin

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Listen to your employees and be more open to change. Just that we always did it like this, doesn't mean that that's the best way to do it.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Poor management, no trust in employees and no team spirit. Top management is talking a lot about people and culture and there are frequent questionnaires to collect feedback though nothing happens.

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not known outside of financial indexing

Work-Life-Balance

None, mainly because of the stress at work and the constant fear of getting fired.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Gehalt/Benefits

under average

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Team spirit is heavily dependent on the team (core teams, former primervoto are great though not very welcoming for new joiners)

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Company is very young (average probably in early 30s)

Vorgesetztenverhalten

I would add 0 stars to the Berlin management if possible... reading management books only does not make you a good manager...

Arbeitsbedingungen

Poor and old hardware, no clear strategy regarding cloud usage, though office in Berlin is much better than the other ones.

Kommunikation

No clear communication on expected outcome, unwillingness to change and improve existing processes. Promises made during interview have not been kept.

Interessante Aufgaben

Old technology, no processes for QA and no coherent requirement gathering. No place to be if you want to develop your skills in terms of technology and processes.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

It is very flexible with the working hours and the offices are located very central.
I think it is a good employer for interns.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

They do not hear the criticism and the management believe they know it all and best. If you have so many people leaving and so few staying for more than 2 years, you should realize you are doing something wrong.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Company should stopped being micromanaged by top management, a lot of people are leaving. Trust your employees!!! The average tenure is 2 years, that speaks very poorly of the management. They should aim to stop behaving as a 40 people FinTech and try to move towards a established organization structure.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

The working environment is getting worse with the time. The management board does not seem to understand and self reflect on how bad the current situation is. Lots of employee turnover.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Gehalt/Benefits

is okay, but for the finance branch is below average

Kollegenzusammenhalt

This is quite okay, but a lot of gossips and speaking behind peoples back

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

there are barely any

Vorgesetztenverhalten

The worst management I have ever experienced, they do not hear their employees and seem to not care about the consequences of their decisions. Most of the management board are friends of the top management.

Kommunikation

There used to be town halls each quarter when things were going well, now we have not received any information in this format for many months already.

Gleichberechtigung

All the management positions are occupied by men except for HR

Interessante Aufgaben

Very boring and repetitive

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Interesting business concept.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Long working hours with high pressure.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Management should try more to improve the working environment.

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Fast growing company and recognized by international clients.

Work-Life-Balance

Heavy workload and long working hours.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Gehalt/Benefits

Salary is fine but long working hours.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Great colleagues with international background.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Great mix between younger and older colleagues.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Management could do a better job in improving the atmosphere and it does not tackle the problems that exists for years.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Company offers to work from home and it works very well.

Kommunikation

Management tries to improve the communication.

Interessante Aufgaben

Working with international clients around the globe.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

9 to 5 gibt es hier nicht und dafür lässt auch das Gehalt zu wünschen übrig und keiner Dankt einem das Engagement.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Das Wachstum der Firma ist zu rasant, dabei bleibt der Mitarbeiter auf der Strecke. Diese Strategie sollte vielleicht überdacht werden.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Kollegen sind sehr nett.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Die Kommunikation und der Ton lässt manchmal zu wünschen übrig.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Stark wachsendes Unternehmen in einem vielversprechenden Nischenmarkt, man kann hier viel bewegen, internationales und junges Team.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

bei dem starken Wachstum bleiben gewisse "Wachstumsschmerzen" nicht aus, an deren Beseitigung das Management auch weiterhin arbeiten muss.

Work-Life-Balance

Die ein oder andere Überstunde bleibt nicht aus, aber die Situation hat sich im Vergleich zu den Vorjahren deutlich verbessert.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

regelmäßige Charity-Aktionen (organisiert von Mitarbeitern und Management)

Arbeitsbedingungen

seit Umzug ins neue Büro nochmal deutlich verbessert (z.B höhenverstellbare Schreibtische)

Kommunikation

hat sich in den letzten Jahren schon deutlich verbessert (z.B. Management Newsletter), kann aber noch weiter optimiert werden.

Gleichberechtigung

Arbeitssprache ist englisch, hohe Diversität

Interessante Aufgaben

Hohe Marktnähe, interessante Kundengruppen, Möglichkeit recht schnell Verantwortung zu übernehmen.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Auch Studenten wird viel Verantwortung gegeben und viele Möglichkeiten sich persönlich und beruflich weiterzuentwickeln. Mitarbeiter erhält viele Benefits wie eine Fitnessstudio Mitgliedschaft, Deutsch-Sprachkurse die angeboten werden etc.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Kommunikation zwischen den einzelnen Abteilungen und Standorten optimieren

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Sehr angenehme Arbeitsatmosphäre mit tollen Kollegen und vielen spannenden Aufgaben. Flache Hierarchien.

Work-Life-Balance

Sehr flexible Arbeitszeiten

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Gehalt/Benefits

Sehr faires Gehalt und gute Sozialleistungen

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Tolle Kollegen und viele Mitarbeiterevents

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Guter Umgang auch mit älteren Kollegen.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Sehr wertschätzender Umgang, viel übertragene Verantwortung und offenes Feedback

Arbeitsbedingungen

Sehr angenehme und moderne Büroräumlichkeiten die ein gutes Arbeitsumfeld bieten. Sehr zentrale Lage.

Kommunikation

Sehr schnelle und kurze Kommunikationswege

Gleichberechtigung

Gute Wertschätzung der Mitarbeiter. Sehr internationales Arbeitsumfeld.

Interessante Aufgaben

Das Unternehmen wächst stark wodurch sich immer neue Aufgaben und spannende Projekte ergeben.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Probleme werden offen diskutiert

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Klarere Trennung der Teams/Verantwortlichkeiten

Arbeitsatmosphäre

regelmäßig stattfindende Mitarbeiter-Events

Work-Life-Balance

Arbeitszeiten lassen sich auch kurzfristig flexibel auf private Umstände anpassen

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Vorgesetztenverhalten

jederzeit ansprechbar

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

+ pays for the gym

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

- compensation structure
- long working hours
- bad management of work force and the lack of experienced leaders

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Value employees, invest in them

Arbeitsatmosphäre

High pressure due to project work and management.

Image

Has a good image in the ETF space, beside not many know about the company.

Work-Life-Balance

Over time is expected. Performance evaluation is linked to time rather than results.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Gehalt/Benefits

Lower bound of market average. High variable proportion.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Good people to work with.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Bad management of work force. Few really experienced managers. People are treated as inventory rather than assets. Consequently, high fluctuation.

Kommunikation

Communication is very selective. Most of the time there are only motivation speeches. Company’s performance and situation is kept secret.

Interessante Aufgaben

Tasks are challenging in the beginning, but become very monotonic after a while.