A very good place to work - Senior Software Engineer Personio Employee Review

4.0
May 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomy, personal and professional growth support, challenging problems to solve, good perks, little bureaucracy, I find that the seeking to improve core purpose is taken seriously.

Cons

The uncertainty of continuing being a startup or becoming a bit more of a corporate isn't an easy spot. What are we? Some lack of management support sometimes. I see a lack of what are our current product goals. Engineers are seeing as first-class citizens while others are not as they should - my impression as an engineer.

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Personio Response
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Hello, thank you for your response and your feedback. We're glad to hear that you enjoy your autonomy and growth opportunities at Personio and that our core value seems to be truly lived. We also do understand that being in such a high growth environment can at times come with more uncertainty and that priorities shift more often. We assure you that we're working hard on setting up structures to make sure that all our employees feel supported, equal, and move in the same direction. Nonetheless we do hear your points and would love to discuss it in more detail if you wish! Feel free to reach out to me via Slack or email at Cassandra.Hoermann@personio.de! Cassandra, Head of Employer Brand & Experience

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Cons

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