A bad employer
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Good onboarding programme
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- The unusual employment contracts
- Hire and fire
- All false promises regarding the opportunity to earn a high salary and work from home
- All the people who always pretend to be your friends but actually talk about you behind your back
Verbesserungsvorschläge
No employees should be favoured. There were some employees who were kept on for a long time despite poor performance and were even supported, while others received no support in any form until they were dismissed for performance.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
It depends on the team. The CF team was okay, but the Real Life Science team was the worst, micromanagement at its best.
Kommunikation
They always said that they would inform the employees first and put them on the improvment plan before dismissing them for performance reasons but unfortunately several employees were dismissed without prior information.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
It depends very much on the individual colleagues. Some are really nice but others just pretend and when it comes to commission, you see their true colours.
Work-Life-Balance
Overtime is not written down. You are expected to work as much as possible.
You were expected to go along every Thursday after work to have a drink. Often until late into the night. On Wednesdays, there were often sports activities after work where you were also urged to go along.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
They have always said that they would not fire employees for no reason, but since January 2023 it feels like half of the employees have been made redundant. Hire and fire. As soon as you were made redundant, you had to hand in everything the next day and stop working straight away. The notice period is only one month to the day, which is very unusual in Switzerland. No appreciation at all.
Interessante Aufgaben
The same tasks every day. It's always the same candidates who are placed with the same companies for the same job. You have to be very pushy in this job, which leads to a lot of unpleasant situations.
Gleichberechtigung
Women and men have the same opportunities, as the career path is transparent. However, you are only allowed to work full-time, which for many women is not compatible with their lives.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
No older people are employed. The average age was certainly under 30.
Arbeitsbedingungen
They introduced home office because of corona and said you could work from home as much as you wanted. Unfortunately, this rule was suddenly changed again and everyone from the Swiss office had to go back to the office for 1-3 days, depending on their position.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
The employees donated items and money for the war in Ukraine. For the earthquake in Turkey, they only sent a link where we could donate ourselves. That was all. SThree did not donate or do anything itself.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
In the beginning, the salary was below average, but it was always advertised that you could earn a lot if you were good at your job. Well, only about 4 people from the entire Swiss office were really successful in the job. The remaining employees received no or almost no commission. In December 2022, wages were increased, but the pressure from above increased dramatically, as you now earn more, you have to work better. I think this was the reason for the numerous redundancies in 2023.
Anyone who has studied can earn far more in another job in Switzerland than at SThree.
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Nobody in Switzerland knows SThree
Karriere/Weiterbildung
The career plan in the company is transparent and has also been partially adapted. However, this does not mean that it is easy to be promoted within the company.