Pros
- The Berlin and Amsterdam teams are very nice and welcoming (less the case in Vilnius) - The office managers are very nice and welcoming. - Some of the projects are really interesting (but take too long to go live unfortunately).
Cons
I was not expecting this when I joined Vinted. The company has a somewhat good reputation, and I really don't know how is this even possible. - When I joined, I heard a lot of people telling me they had at least one burnout since they started working at Vinted (I should have taken this as a big red flag) - If you are experiencing psychological bullying from your manager, just know that NOBODY will try to help. Once this happens you will be alone. - Leads and Directors are mostly inexperienced, and there are clear favouritism happening. Moreover, there are no clear strategic directions from top management. - They are VERY RISK averse. There is NO space for creative thinking. - There is no recognition either, you work on projects for years and then you don't even get a thank you from your manager or top management. - A lot of people work at night and during the weekends. - The process for raises and promotions is not fair, eventhought they claim it is. Many people have complained about it but there have been no changes. - NO DIVERSITY NO INCLUSIVITY you have to go to zoom conferences to learn about how diverse Vinted is or wants to be but there are no changes happening. 95% of the company is from Vilnius, white people, and mostly men in top management. When there are issues, the Vilnius office is always right. - They claim mental health matter for them because they offer free access to an app, but mental health should also be a priority for Leads and Directors. The app is just a plaster to help people, but it does not resolve the internal problems that are happening. Leads and Director are aware that many people experience burn outs but they don't change.