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      idealo internet

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      idealo internet reviews

      3.5

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (113 total reviews)

      Jovan Protić, Jörn Rehse

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      51% positive business outlook

      idealo internet has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The idealo internet 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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      113 reviews
      3.0
      Aug 31, 2020

      Company with good HR and bad engineers

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Access to Bio Fruits and vegetables 2. HRs are very cooperative and responsive 3. Part of big Axel Springer Family 4. Team building and Parties 5. Free drinks and Games on Friday

      Cons

      1. Arrogant and Uncooperative Engineers 2. Team leads are an absolute waste 3. German being the only communication medium ( and you may get into weird situations if you don't speak German) 4. No clear definition of expectations 5. They may hire you for X and force you to do Y and then complain that you did not do Z. :P

      2.0
      Jan 24, 2020

      Not Truly International Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice kitchen/cafeteria area, great coffee, growing number of training opportunities. Relatively stable company - few mass firings or sudden market closures (for four years or so). An internet company with a Betriebsrat (Works Council)! Who protect employees in a variety of ways, and mostly hold management to account when possible. Company's embrace of Agile working is admirable but slow in some depts. Company is at least aware of the climate crisis and that something needs to be done, if not fully aware of their complicity in it by encouraging e-commerce. Their reasoning that they are "just price journalists" is flawed. Great commitment to the importance of work/life balance - they really look down on overtime and encourage people to live their lives outside of work.

      Cons

      Idealo is essentially a German company with an international section, which is its medium and long-term problem. Utter failure of trying to include English as a co-first language and attempts to foster an international culture. Ultimately leads to company not attracting quality international talent, which leads to problems in International, particularly at management level. Salaries particularly in Content and Marketing depts pitifully low and not representative of the living costs of an expat in Berlin in 2020. Little room for negotiation at offer stage or in the role itself - mgmt and the People Dept (HR) will use any means to disempower workers from asking for fair salaries. New emphasis on personal development and staff training not matched financially - they want you knowing and doing more things, but for the same pay. Company's "Doppelspitze" structure of dual managers leads to squeeze on wage structures as well as creation of "busy work" for these extra middle managers, usually at the cost of normal workers. Management positions will inevitably go to German men, across most departments.

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      idealo internet Response
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      Dear colleague, First of all, thanks a lot for sharing your personal experience at idealo. We value your feedback because it's an integral part of our company, and only feedback can make us stronger. Please let us comment on a few things that you have mentioned. Inclusiveness of international colleagues. It's a fair point to say that we need to become better if we want to live up to our aspiration of being a diverse and inclusive employer in all means. Language-wise we have already started to establish English as a company language further. We have to if we want this company to grow! You've mentioned the "Doppelspitze" in your comment. It is a reasonably successful instrument that allows people in a leadership position to find the right balance between work and private life - especially for leaders who are also a mother or father, regardless of their provenance. There is evidence that we are on the right track with this approach. Compensation and benefits is a topic, and we are continually working on it! Recently we have increased the amount of vacation for all employees to 30 days. We have also decided that no one at idealo should earn less than 2,200.00 € per month (full-time, regular contract). Further, we have started a joint salary project with our works council to develop a salary concept for idealo that reflects our culture and helps us to hire and retain talented people. We would appreciate it if you could share more context and details of your personal experience. Please feel free to get in touch with your People Business Partner. Otherwise, you can reach out to the works council contact person if you would like to keep it anonymously. Best Regards Your idealo People Team
      1.0
      Jan 2, 2021

      A traditional German company

      Senior business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flat hierarchy Motivated employees great office great perks (expect salaries)

      Cons

      Relationship based Top Management Low salaries traditional german company no diversity in certain business units (company all hands in german)

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