Exciting Times! - GTM Personio Employee Review

5.0
Jul 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Personio's growth to date is really impressive, the talent they've been able to hire in offices like Munich are fantastic and just within the team I've taken over - there's so much potential for the future! With a very flat structure and autonomy to execute how best you see fit, you really can be a master of your own destiny here. There's lots of offices in Europe so hiring the right talent isn't limited to geo and the business runs well "remotely". They truly care about you as a person, I would have no concerns reaching out for help or feeling judged if I needed extra support The London office is in a great location and everyone is really friendly, free weekly lunches bring everyone together and there are perks like Gympass

Cons

Growing pains; the business has outgrown many of the people in a lot of ways and Personio is playing catch up on hiring the right management team to give proper direction to tackle the next phase. There's still a lot of "startup" hacks everywhere (google sheets instead of systems, slack for process, lack of direction in areas, decision by democracy at the cost of speed and inexperienced people managers) BUT all of these are being addressed and constantly communicated about so if you're a new hire; just focus on what you can control and leverage the experience of watching a company glow up. This company is definitely going places

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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
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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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