Worst Manager experience in the EOQUAL team - Senior Software Engineer Personio Employee Review

1.0
Mar 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Work, a lot though Some good colleagues

Cons

Everything, sometimes you don't even get time to have lunch. I asked my manager about my probation status just 1 week before it's gonna end and he said all clear, nothing to be reviewed. Then 2 days before probation ended, the manager and I had a heated conversation about some document I needed to fill. Then the next day, just 1 day before the probation I was let go and during the meeting when I asked him the reason for this, he just said that I was not fitting in Personio's overall package. I asked him if any person in the team would say that they were having any issues in working with me, I would happily accept it as my mistake, but he refused to do so. I had 2 managers in 6 months, both were the worst manager experiences in my 9 years career. Please avoid this company if possible. So much mental pressure especially in the EOQUAL team, it's genuine advice.

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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
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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