Personio reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)
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Hanno Renner

54% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Personio has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 441 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Personio employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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441 reviews
1.0
Jan 30, 2025

From hero to zero

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Personio once was a great place to work, where challenging projects where give and growth opportunities where there to take, now it's just: - Great offices and snacks as any other SaaS company. - Good personalities among professionals, and the individual contributors are great to collaborate with.

Cons

Here’s a revised version with improved grammar and coherence: There are too many managers in the organisational structure, indicating a lack of common vision and hindering project execution, activities, and team efficiency. At this point, the most you can expect is a monotonous job with no opportunities for growth or skill development. The company culture is solely focused on the bottom line, with little regard for the professional development of its workforce. During my last year at Personio, I never heard a single employee speak positively about their job or feel energised by the projects and challenges they were given. On the contrary, dissatisfaction was a shared sentiment across all offices and locations. Moreover, during my time at Personio, the company underwent four restructurings, reflecting poor headcount and workforce planning, as well as a lack of consideration for the employees affected, and they haven't learned from their mistakes. Personio once offered flexibility and accountability, but it has since devolved into a culture of micromanagement and rigidity. The once-promising European unicorn has been reduced to nothing more than an American pony. What was once a gold mine of opportunities and challenges is now just a deep hole—one that, once you fall into, you can’t wait to escape.

2.0
Jan 21, 2025

Chaotic

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are nice, it's a nice place to work in terms of the culture. Compensation is good but the benefits could be better

Cons

Benefits are not on par with other tech companies. No bonus unless you are in sales you get commission but no bonus in other areas. They offer stock but its basically monopoly money as the shares are virtual shares at the moment and I cannot see them going IPO anytime soon. Immature management, there are some people who should not be managing teams, they have senior titles but if it was another company they would not get the same title. No salary increases this year No room for any career progression The company had potential but I feel it's gone downhill a lot in the last 2 years, not sure the future of Personio

1.0
Jan 14, 2025

Sludge Factory

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people to work with.

Cons

Worst company I’ve ever worked for in my life!!!! The product is terrible and no one wants to buy it!!! Way too expensive product and the company is bleeding money and everyone is leaving or else getting fired. The stress people are under each and every day should be part of a study because I’ve seen people go grey in here after a few weeks!!!! Ridiculous Company and I’d be surprised if this company doesn’t go under in the next 3-5 years.

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