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 79 reviews)); "Great colleagues and an international and open minded environment" ((in 55 reviews)); "A good portion of people are nice" ((in 47 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 29 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 25 reviews)); "Managers constantly traveling between countries contradicts the environmental consciousness in the company's PR posts." ((in 17 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs, over 10% of the company let go 3 times in 18 months" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor work life balance and lack of trust." ((in 7 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.

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Personio reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)

Hanno Renner

52% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Personio has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 441 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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Reviews by job title

441 reviews

5.0

Jan 29, 2018

Finally, a Munich company with LIFE in it!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong teamwork. Cross-team communication is amazing here. Blameless interactions when providing critical feedback. Management listens to it's customers and employees and provides transparent goals.

Cons

Heavy workload and long hours. IMHO, this isn't always a bad thing - as it builds strong work ethic and character.

5.0

Dec 9, 2017

One of the best employers in the area

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

culture, duties, creativity, flexibility, teamevents, Unu scooters, Office, flat hierarchy, people!

Cons

apart from the workload, there is nothing negative. I think you can expect that, when you are applying to a startup

5.0

Oct 6, 2017

Ambitious and fun startup with typical "teething" problems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great atmosphere with beautiful office in the heart of Munich and awesome colleagues to work towards a common goal or enjoy a beer or two with - Many opportunities to take on responsibility from day one and develop within and beyond the role - Various company and team events, free gym and free German courses for internationals

Cons

- Typical startup challenges with fast growth, lack of processes and inexperienced decision making (however, willing to learn and constantly improve)

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