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

Nothing at all. Most people leave at 2 years, to find something better.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

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

no clear development strategy for employees

Gehalt/Benefits

under average

Kollegenzusammenhalt

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.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Chronically understaffed, no career opportunities
toxic work environment where everyone is just focused on themselves

Arbeitsatmosphäre

It appears that people feel uncomfortable

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Unknown outside finance

Work-Life-Balance

Tasks are very time consuming, very often above 12h per day

Gehalt/Benefits

Below average

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Not existent

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Average is slightly above 30

Arbeitsbedingungen

High pressure

Interessante Aufgaben

Depends on the team

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Solactive's branch value itself says everything. Being on top for the decades into German Index marketing deserves a huge appreciation. However at the same time, the higher management is easily approachable and always ready to listen for any improvement or suggestion.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Company is already onto CloudNative path.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

A healthy work culture surrounded with co-operative people. They support flexible working hours and hybrid work mode.

Work-Life-Balance

Work life balance is considered top on priority for each individuals

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Vorgesetztenverhalten

The supervisors are always open to listen any suggestion on any technical/non tech topics

Gleichberechtigung

International employees feels equally treated

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

the company is super open minded when it comes to changes. Solactive will support you if you bring up new ideas on how to improve or automate existing processes.
Your opinion counts and I was always encouraged to tell the truth and give honest feedback (even when the feedback wasn‘t very positive)

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Senior Management knows exactly where the weak spots of the company are and yet they will rather let >30% of the employees leave the company each year than to address and work on their issues

Verbesserungsvorschläge

-Hire more people!! Don’t let one person do the work of 3 full time employees.
-Improve your onboarding process, I felt quite left alone when I joined the company
-Make sure that your employees don’t work 12h a day

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Micromanagement at its best, senior managers talking poorly about each other behind each others backs

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Impressive client range

Work-Life-Balance

Endless unpaid overtime

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

The average age is 32, not many elderly employees

Vorgesetztenverhalten

The reason why I left the company

Arbeitsbedingungen

Pressure, tight deadlines and unflexible working hours due to dependence of stock exchange’s trading hours

Gehalt/Benefits

Ok, but below average in Frankfurt

Interessante Aufgaben

The company itself is incredibly interesting and so are most of the tasks. If you can handle the pressure and lack of freedom then this is your place to be - learning curve throughout my time at Solactive has been impressive

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

very limited possibilities

Gehalt/Benefits

is okay, but for the finance branch is below average

Kollegenzusammenhalt

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

Arbeitsatmosphäre

There is a very nice and relaxed working atmosphere here with super nice colleagues.

Work-Life-Balance

Unfortunately, no real attention is paid to how long individuals work. However, activities are organized by the company to support the work-life balance.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Every employee in our international staffed team is treated equally and supported here.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

The flat hierarchy means that there are no superiors here in the usual sense. Colleagues at higher levels, all the way up to the head, are all very nice and approachable. Despite the rapidly growing number of employees, it's like a big family here.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Great attention is paid to occupational safety. The technical equipment is really up to date

Kommunikation

Also during the corona time the communication is on a very high level.

Gleichberechtigung

Every employee in our international staffed team is treated equally and supported here.

Interessante Aufgaben

Especially now in the technical change there are many interesting tasks. The technical management is extremely interested in constantly expanding the tech stack.

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

Workshops with external coaches to improve the personal skillset.

Gehalt/Benefits

Salary is fine but long working hours.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

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.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Direkte Einbindung in Team, interessante und anspruchsvolle Aufgaben, Weiterbildung, After Work Events, Bezahltes Fitness Studio, Benefits, neues Office

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Teils interne Kommunikation

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Interne Kommunikation verbessern

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Lockere Start Up Atmosphäre, trotzdem wird Professionalität nicht vernachlässigt.

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Bekanntheit steigt, sehr positives Image bei Kunden

Work-Life-Balance

Meiner Meinung nach eine für die Finanzwelt normale / überdurchschnittlich gute Work Life Balance in den meisten Bereichen

Gehalt/Benefits

Workshops, Expertenvorträge, Weiterbildungen und Deutschkurse für Mitarbeiter ohne deutsch als Muttersprache

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Durchwegs vorbildlich, vor allem Transparenz wird hier groß geschrieben

Kommunikation

In den vielen Bereichen sehr gut, bei manchen Teams ausbaufähig. Daran wird aber momentan gearbeitet

Gleichberechtigung

Nahezu 50% Frauenanteil bei Solactive

Interessante Aufgaben

Vorgesetzter und Management haben sich sehr darum gekümmert, dass ich vielfältige und interessante Aufgaben erhielt

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Highly helpful colleagues, good working atmosphere

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One of the best and future leading index providers in terms of innovation and reputation in the market

Work-Life-Balance

It is not a 9 to 5 job, but it depends on the team. In general it is not about face time but about if you get your worked done to meet certain dead lines

Karriere/Weiterbildung

Courses on time management, SQL or Python and alike are offered during working hours. CFA and alike is not directly supported

Gehalt/Benefits

Salaries are in general not disclosed. You might start with above average but increases are good if you perform well . Bonus payments and its determinants are somewgat intransparent though

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

Many charity/donation/social events. I doubt that other conpsnies take this topic as seriously

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Staff is rather young, so difficult to judge

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Communication from management board good be improved, team heads are in general capable and decent persons

Arbeitsbedingungen

Sometimes the Management tries to save a few bugs on things where soending a bit more would make a huge benefit. In general the employee is well equipped with what is needed

Kommunikation

Communication from management could be improved, but employees are in general updated regarding overall company goals

Gleichberechtigung

Never experienced any disadvantage for women. Performance matters

Interessante Aufgaben

Very challenging, interesting and also changing task. However, that might differ between teams