Pros
- Great colleagues — supportive and talented team members - You learn a lot quickly due to being thrown into many tasks
Cons
- Constant fear of being fired; terminations happen with no warning - Invasive personal and sexist questions; poor professional boundaries - No HR department, no feedback culture, and no communication structure - Junior roles with senior-level expectations; underpaid compared to industry standards - No praise or recognition while employed — management takes credit for employee growth - Career growth is limited, controlled by just a few managers - Micromanagement and disorganized project planning a lot of stress - No real benefits (e.g., transport pass, wellness programs, weiterbildung etc.) - "Toxic positivity" culture — expected to stay cheerful despite burnout - Management uses international diversity as a branding tool, leveraging employees’ visa dependency to demand more work - Employee rights, like sick leave policies, are not communicated transparently - Feedback is ignored in performance reviews; they serve no purpose - Leadership appears to be unaccountable and indifferent to employee concerns or well-being