A positive professional experience for me so far - Anonymous employee Personio Employee Review

5.0
Jul 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I joined Personio wanting to do the best work of my career and I feel like I'm close to that, if not there already. My role is challenging without being overwhelming, my manager has loads of experience managing teams like ours, and I'm really happy working with the people on my team every day. On the company level, Personio has strong values, news is communicated honestly and openly, and feedback of all kinds (including upward) is welcomed and encouraged. I also feel like I'm better compensated than I would be at other companies of this size and stage.

Cons

The amount of change in the past few months has been huge. A lot of it is much needed, but at times it's felt like too much all at once. I'm confident that it will all be for the best, but there are understandably some ups and downs along the way. The strong culture from the Munich office doesn't quite transfer to the other spaces, and the London office can be on the quiet side, but I see this is an area they're investing in and it is getting better.

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5.0
Oct 14, 2025
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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
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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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