Honestly, just a good stepping stone company - Anonymous employee Shutterstock Employee Review

1.0
1 May 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I liked the people, other than that there wasn't much to it. Oh and benefits are pretty good.

Cons

Where shall I start? Inexperienced leaders and managers - my manager was consistently confused. Senior leadership is abysmal, complete disconnect with the rest of the company. Odd visits from the leadership team in the states but other than that the ones coming from Berlin just sits in meetings all day and doesn't interact with you. 0 strategies and planning from leaders, only advice from them is work harder to hit your targets. How is that helpful? If people are struggling, implement new strategies or ways of earning revenue. 0 career mapping, your manager would ask you what you want to do just because they have to. No career progression at all in this company, they would rather hire external managers rather than promote within. You will literally be stuck in the same role forever, therefore, it just makes this a stepping stone company. It's a shame because there are genuinely talented individuals within the company that are not offered opportunities. There is clear favouritism from senior leadership, if you're a top performer, they will try and keep you in that position.

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