Does Personio pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Personio employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Personio. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Personio?

48% of Personio employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Personio 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Personio?

Sales Development Representative (SDR) (46) , Account Executive (31) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Software Engineer (26) , Product Designer (11) , Working Student (11) , Sales (9) , Sales Development Representative (9) , Customer Growth Manager (8) , Intern (8) , Product Manager (8) , Customer Success Manager (7) , Implementation Manager (7) , Engineering Manager (6) , Backend Engineer (5)

What are the pros of working at Personio according to real employee reviews?

"Culture has been great 5 years ago and Personio managed to keep it up although hyper growth which I am very impressed of." ((in 81 reviews)); "Great colleagues and an international and open minded environment" ((in 55 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate." ((in 52 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 36 reviews)); "The salary was good and they provided you the option to relocate somewhere where they have an office." ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Personio according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "I want to highlight again the words: poor management, they are driving the company out of business step by step." ((in 26 reviews)); "Engineers are burned out, managers are anxious and depressed, people are forced to do menial tasks, and career progression attempts are shot down perpetually." ((in 18 reviews)); "The company has changed significantly after the last layoffs." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Personio layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Personio layoffs and their outlook for job security at Personio in 2026.

Personio reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(442 total reviews)

Hanno Renner

52% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Personio has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 442 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Personio employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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442 reviews

5.0

Jul 12, 2021

Great Place to Work

People and workplace

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Scaling company so a lot of opportunity to grow and make a direct impact on your career - Transparency from the top down, management open and approachable - It is clear what the company goals are and how each team/org has a clear understanding of how they can help to achieve that - Ownership - a lot of responsibility to own and manage your own projects and day to day work - Really nice and friendly colleagues and a great culture of work and fun

Cons

- While we are growing we may have to deal with a certain level of ambiguity

5.0

Jul 7, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Awesome colleagues and atmosphere.

Cons

Only 27 paid vacation, no annual bonus.

5.0

Jul 6, 2021

Great place to work

Junior talent sourcer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very transparent and engaging working environment - Always new challenges on the plate - International and diverse environment

Cons

No major downsides for me so far!

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