Low pay, flexible hours, no possibility to grow, weak senior management - Anonymous employee idealo internet Employee Review

2.0
2 Feb 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very flexible working hours, nobody checks whether you logged in to work or not so no strict start or end time for your workday - You can work remotely 100% - They give you Apple products - Diversity culture, people from different countries

Cons

- Impossible to grow unless you are a senior manager, team lead, or head of. Junior and mid-level managers are not treated and paid fairly. - Very agile and messy in terms of project management. Even though it is a corporate company, small changes in the market impact the project budgets drastically. - Communication between the higher management level and employees does not exist. The only contact is the team lead. They do not include employees except head of/team leads and executive board even in small matters. - They have a Feedback 360 program where you are expected to give feedback about your boss and peers however it is not anonymous your team lead can see the feedback/comments that are given to them by the employees therefore nobody voices any concern or problem about their team leads and they just leave the company. - HR is pretty non existing in terms of having a dispute/conflict in a team or with a team lead. You are left to your team lead's mercy. - Only way to get a promotion as a senior manager is to become a team lead this is why people without leadership skills are being promoted to TL positions.

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idealo internet Response
3y
Dear idealo. Thank you for your open feedback. The satisfaction of our employees is our top priority, which is why we take the points you mentioned very seriously. We are sorry that your experience working at idealo has not been as expected. At this point, we would like to address some of the key points of your review: We believe that feedback is particularly effective when it is formulated in concrete and behavioral terms. This often prevents true anonymity, which is why we have made a conscious decision to provide open feedback. In addition, we would also like to enable you to exchange feedback that you have received, which requires that you know who gave you the feedback. As with other concerns, business partners or the people department should always act as contacts if there is ƒa need for discussion. However, if for various reasons you do not feel comfortable addressing your problem to the people department or business partners, there are also other instances or persons to whom you can turn, e.g. our works council or persons of trust. The experiences you describe are not in line with what we expect from our managers and what we want to offer our employees in terms of further development. Leaders at idealo should act as role models and drivers of our idealo culture. Therefore, we support them in the best possible way and provide them with ongoing training. We also have various offers for first-time leaders so that they can learn even more and receive appropriate support. To understand your perspective better, we would like to offer you a conversation with the people team. Please feel free to contact us at employerbranding@idealo.de. Best regards Your idealo People Team

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Cons

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Thank you for your feedback! We are glad to hear that you enjoy working at idealo. Best regards, Your idealo People Team
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Cons

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