A Workplace with Growth Opportunities but Significant Management Challenges
Pros
- Flexible remote work policy. - A lot of free time available between the projects. - Good place for entry-level professionals to develop, with access to varied projects and a budget of €1,000 per year for courses and certifications.
Cons
- Success often depends more on leaving a good impression on clients than truly solving their problems. - 1:1 meetings with DMs are often nonexistent, leading to a lack of guidance and support. - Feedback during reviews can be subjective, with little connection to actual performance or contributions. - Threats of PIP are used as intimidation tactics, even when unjustified. - Overtime is encouraged but not compensated. - Promotions and raises are more about the relationship with the DM than actual performance or skill. - Remaining vacation days are micromanaged at the end of the year. - Changing your DM is theoretically possible but rarely happens in practice. - DMs often lack the skills or knowledge to evaluate employees fairly, especially if they aren’t involved in the same projects. - Engagement Reviews are inconsistently applied—some teams have no idea what they are. - Salary increases are negligible, failing to even keep up with inflation. - Top management is aware of systemic problems but does little to address them.
