Has potential to be better than average - Anonymous employee Personio Employee Review

2.0
Jan 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people who work at Personio are the best. Through ups and downs they will be there for you. The work is interesting and salary is good.

Cons

Most of the management team is poorly structured and highly under qualified. They lack empathy, transparency and humility. This has caused a big divide in many teams leading to a downward spiralling, anxiety and burnout driven culture.

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Personio Response
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Hello, thank you for reaching out with this feedback. We’re glad that you enjoyed working with your teammates and the tasks that came with your role, but we're sorry to hear that your Personio experience didn't meet with expectations. We have already passed this feedback onto our leadership to help inform their planning and decision-making so that we can continue to improve every day. If you wish to provide more detailed feedback, feel free to reach out to me at Cassandra.hoermann@personio.de!

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Cons

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Cons

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