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      Zalando

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      Zalando reviews

      3.6

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,225 total reviews)
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      Robert Gentz

      67% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Zalando has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zalando employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      1.0
      Apr 19, 2023

      Stay away from Zalando

      Talent acquisition manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice offices and hybrid model

      Cons

      Zalando core values and company culture are only tons of lies.Zalando is becoming a very toxic work environment with a poor leadership in all its departments.The majority of the salaries are low and not competitive in comparison to the German market.Zalando has announced two months ago that it will lay off hundred of employees,but after two months employees are living in uncertainty,fear and zero transparency, as they still know nothing about their future,and this will go on for much longer.After so many hear at Zalando I'm very disappointed in Zalando's choice to do laysoff, announcing them without having a plan in mind.

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      Zalando Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and sharing your experiences with the community. We’re happy you liked our hybrid working model and office spaces, but we’re sorry to hear that you feel there is a lack of transparency and exchange on our working approach, and a lack of leadership across Zalando. Open communication and participation are pivotal elements of our company culture. In light of the simplification of our organisation, this means that we try to nurture an active exchange between teams and across business units. We believe in continuous learning as key to expanding people’s skills and driving growth. In addition to general training, mentorship and coaching opportunities open to all employees, we offer dedicated leadership development programs for our leads. Your feedback is very important to us and we take criticism and suggestions very seriously in order to constantly improve. - Talent Acquisition Team
      2.0
      Mar 23, 2023

      Bad Management

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - There is work-life balance

      Cons

      - Layoff handling was done poorly. - Favoritism: Management pushes some people in the team while holding back others. When asked why I wasn't pushed forward in my one-on-one, I received a response saying that another colleague is trying to get promoted and that's why they were spending all their resources on his promotion. - Toxic environment created by colleagues and management doesn't do anything other than team events. - Lack of transparency. - Giving feedback to management about current problems in the company and in the team doesn't work. On the contrary, it affects your personal growth badly.

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      Zalando Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It's great that you enjoy the work-life balance at Zalando, but we’re sorry to hear that you feel there is a lack of transparency and involvement in our working approach. Open communication and participation are pivotal elements of our company culture. In light of the simplification of our organization, this means that we try to nurture an active exchange between teams and across business units. We’d appreciate your help and invite you to share further feedback internally with the Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding team. We want to be transparent and ensure a common strategic direction which is the foundation all Zalandos can use to rely on to uphold the highest standards. - Talent Acquisition Team
      1.0
      Jan 30, 2023

      No autonomy. Incompetent leadership

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Powerful hardware (new MBP 14") Good home office setup (desk, screen, lamp, chair, etc.) Great tooling

      Cons

      No equity for levels C7 (senior) and below No autonomy Micromanaging leadership Feature factory No focus on personal growth Lack of focus on software quality Constant production issues - forced 24/7 (it is paid, at least)

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      Zalando Response
      3y
      Thank you for leaving us a review and sharing your experience with the community. We’re sorry to hear that you feel there is a lack of leadership from our management team. We try to create transparency and take the time to keep all Zalando employees informed on our Zalando Group Strategy. We believe in continuous learning as a key to expand your skills and drive growth. In addition to general training, mentorship and coaching opportunities open to all employees, we offer leadership development programs for our leads. We would very much appreciate your help with this and invite you to share further feedback via our anonymous whistleblower tool (https://www.whistleblowing-zalando.de), or internally with the Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Team. So that we can further investigate and drive improvement where needed, as the described behavior is not what we strive to practice at Zalando and we rely on each other to uphold the highest standards. - Talent Acquisition Team
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