I am part of Personio since 2018 and still enjoy going to work every day - Senior Partner Manager Personio Employee Review

5.0
Jul 19, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have been working for Personio since almost 5 years and have been part of 3 different departments so far. If you are ambitious, embrace hyper-growth & a fast-changing environment, enjoy working with smart but friendly co-workers and constantly improve yourself while making a great career, I can truly recommend Personio. We have had some organisational challenges in the last 6-9 months which led to uncertainty and rumours. Our Snr. Management set up an Ask Me Anything session with the whole company in which they were answering anonymously submitted questions. They explained and shared a lot about the current situation and that it is our joint responsibility to share our culture. Additionally, they have identified specific topics that they will focus on to make us ready for the future and next steps as a company. This is exactly the behaviour that is prove for me that we live our core values and operating principles (e.g communication is key, transparency). Compensation and benefits are good and competitive for Munich. Office facilities and perks are great. Work-life balance is appropriate for a hyper-growth Start-Up and the massive opportunity we are working on (but you cannot expect a 9 to 5 job every day).

Cons

You need to be able to constantly process information and updates of many different sources and team which can be exhausting at peak times. Processes and responsibilities change more often than in traditional companies which can create a feeling of stress and time that has to be invested in finding the most recent process or contact person.

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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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