Pros
- You meet friendly senior co-workers, of which some extreme thoughtful high-level managers are. Props to them! - Decent wages compared within the industry - Free coffee, water, fruits, gym are provided
Cons
- No work-life-balance at all: There is a problem with the trust-based working time. Every employee is empowered to decide at what time to start and finish work, as well as when to make use of home office – in theory! Reality looks quite different: some divisions work to an extreme level and when you propose to work a day from home you need to have strong arguments why this is really needed. The beneficiary party of this system is the employer. Bottom line: you work more than officially regulated in your contract. - There is a high chance for you to be fired during your probation time, since this phenomenon occurred extremely often recently - Limited Career Prospects: Although there are some Marketing functions located in Erkrath, there is not proper Marketing team, as it is in Switzerland. As a Marketeer in Germany your function is to operate and implement strategic orders delegated from the European HQ. In order to develop your career successfully you are expected to work for a SCJ subsidiary in a foreign country for some years – often Switzerland. This is not necessarily a negative point, but this sort of policy might put pressure on employees who do not want to relocate, still want to keep developing. - Poor on-boarding plans - Negative leadership: Management is often fired, because they eventually become too expensive - Lack of business trainings: There is an extreme lack of employee training and investment in people. - High fluctuation: I was fooled by the “Best Workplace” award the company holds. Due to the high fluctuation the award’s rating mainly contains the untouched opinions of newer employees - No structures / processes / standards: do your work, no matter how
