AVOID Personio, Bad working place - Sales Development Representative (SDR) Personio Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Some perks - Lovely colleagues - Some offices are cool, confy, full of snacks and relax area

Cons

- Unrealistic target, despite they reviewed some target for 2023 is even worst than 2022; end 2021 was ok - Some Managers and Sr. Managers have zero experience in management and less experience in sales than half of whole sales department. You must be lucky to get the good ones - Micro management and high pressure - Personio is not a competitive tool in the most of the countries. Not good quality/price, that's why is extremely hard to win against competitors. No innovation! - Personio Flex is a scam - Favouritism - Too many meeting and triggers before an opportunity get accepted. Often, t depend on the mood of the AEs - Too many channels, internal meeting, software and information. It creates confusion and lack of attention - Personio is experiencing a strong turnover and retention, you should wonder why... Lately, several colleagues that I talk with are looking around for another job. Most of the previous reviews shared by Sales employees (SDRs and AEs) are very well written. Read well all the reviews of the last 6months before choose Personio. I am very suspicious about some reviews with 4/5 stars...Especially in the last 6/8months...

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Personio Response
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Hello, thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad that you appreciate your teammates and our office spaces, but we’re sorry to hear that other parts of your Personio experience did not live up to your expectations. Our Sales leadership is focused on creating an environment where everyone can succeed, which is why we are launching an additional program this year to further develop and train each leader. We are also working to increase collaboration between AEs and SDRs through a new working model. We will be sure to communicate this feedback to leadership and the People Partners so that Personio can continue to improve. If you would like to provide more detailed feedback to help us continue to upgrade the Personio experience, please feel free to reach out to me directly at Cassandra.Hoermann@personio.de.

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