Still start-upy in some aspects - Content Creator Personio Employee Review

4.0
Jan 3, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Decent salary/holidays/growth options - Plenty of power given to employees to decide on their priorities - Seemingly diverse culture

Cons

- Some processes are still undefined or unclear (and employees are made responsible for not complying with them) - Because you have to define your own priorities (not enough support from managers), you end up with lots of projects and working overtime - Germany (and specifically Munich) centered in spite of having employees in various locations, remote employees situation is an afterthought - Currently changing management layer and getting people from the US, a potentially worrying trend

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5.0
Oct 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

My coworkers are wonderful, I feel energized coming to work everyday

Cons

The company has had a lot of churn at Director+ levels, not a clear vision across the company

1.0
Oct 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart collaborative colleagues at the lower IC levels.

Cons

Personio is a dying company. The over-complexity of the company's technical systems is comical. Every attempt to simplify seems to lead to more complexity as things get half migrated and left to rot. Engineering leadership seems clueless and unable to present a clear plan-of-action to get things on track. Principal engineers force engineering time to be spent on silly projects that don't move the needle long-term. There is an overall aversion to taking the time to learn deeply about systems being used. Personio feels like a combination of all of the negatives of both a startup and a mature tech company, with none of the positives. The tech is half assed and duct taped together, but still somehow everything moves at a glacial pace. There is a mass shared delusion at the company that an IPO is in reach. No investor is going to buy this company's junk shares on the open market.

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