A really enjoyable company to work for - Manager N26 Employee Review

I have been working at N26 full-time for more than a year Pros As we see the team growing, I feel it is important to provide critical feedback on the company. Many other reviews I see here are just bashful; you have to think how mature are these 'somewhat experienced' people if they're taking time out of their days to bash a company online. We are growing very successfully but at pace, we can’t be the small start up forever and that does not always sit well with some. Less Hierarchical, for people wanting to avoid politics and having worked at larger corporates in the past, I can confidently say there is much less of this at N26. It is often the case that you will debate against seniority (e.g the 'experienced' people) - this is the key to success. Seniority often leads to complacency and misplaced ego, you must be willing to question your own assumptions and take criticism from others - how else can you grow? Self Learning at N26 enables us to tackle problems that are entirely unique and consecutively encourages us to seek unique solutions. We spend a lot of time diving into the data and business with no initial directive apart from improving our product and the way we do things. For the thinkers out there, this is ideal. Data & Logic First - No decisions are made with a "because-I-said-so" attitude. Due to the speed of growth and collective ambition of employees, there is no room for assumptions. N26 bases all decisions on data where it is available. Some 'experienced' hires sometimes need to get used to this since they're accustomed to common practices. If the vision is to create something new for the world, how could we possibly do this by following in the footsteps of those we're trying to replace? Growth at N26 - It is quite obvious that several of the brightest people at N26 will be future founders. There are many ambitious employees who yearn to make an impact and change things. They work a lot out of a sincere addiction to what they do and subsequently they get rewarded. Culture - At N26 we have a truly diverse workforce with 70+ different nationalities just working from our Berlin office. We are continually opening up new offices abroad and we get given the opportunity to work in some fantastic locations. We can bring our dogs to work, have free snacks including healthy fruit, veg, nuts and dried fruit and not to healthy chocolate’s biscuits and sweets. We get free lunch on Wednesday’s (with vegan, vegetarian and fish and meat options), drinks on tap (hot, cold, soft and alcohol) - Pizza Friday’s and then, let’s not forget we have some truly iconic parties. However to be successful at N26, vision should be embedded in your culture. A vision for your team, a vision for the product and a vision for the company and I love how we do that here. It comes with its sacrifices - but what doesn't? Moreover people at N26 seem exceptionally collaborative and friendly with one another. We arrange many of our own monthly social activities, share learning resources and constantly discuss new projects we can tackle to improve the product. We also get 1,500 to spend on personal development of our choice. Office Hours - I have read some reviews on people working long hours, but I personally don’t see many in the office past 6.30pm. Given we have the flexibility to come in early or late (it’s very adult here). People may choose to work longer hours but it’s rare. I tend to be one of those that comes in later around 10am and leaves later and I'm normally the one switching off the lights at 7pm so I can only speak for myself. I guess there is an exception to the rule and this is customer services, they do work shift time and ergo may work later hours (but they are not in my building). I get to meet them at our regular parties though.