Zalando reviews

Atmosphere really changes between offices or even teams and areas within offices. Performance Reviews are too heavily based on peer reviews so you can easily be torpedoed by a peer or someone unqualified can easily be pushed into a better position Radical Chaos means people can do things without explaining themselves (and then torpedo people who ask questions in peer reviews, as mentioned already) There didn't seem to be room for promotion

- Everything is chaotic. There is not one process that works flawlessly, on any level. - Technology equality is preached, but some technologies are more equal than others. If you want to become a star, you have to use Scala / React.js. Java devs are belittled, even though 90% of the code in production is Java - Chaotic hiring process. Be prepared to get the same trivial coding exercise from 3 different interviewers. - Protectionism. If you want to make a career, find someone in upper management who likes you and suck up to them. Also, start smoking, it will help. - Constructive criticism is not appreciated, developers are often not listened to (outside their team). A manager is better than a dev, by definition (not unusual in a German company). - No transparency. People aren't even told what their job levels are. - Career planning is good in theory, but cumbersome in practice. Promotions can take years longer than promised.