Personio reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)
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Hanno Renner

55% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Personio has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 440 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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440 reviews
2.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Used to work with amazing and passionate colleagues everyday.

Cons

The new senior managers that were bought in, the CEO decided to change course, kicked the CPO and CTO co-founders away and replaced them with a whole layer FAANG topped by a CPTO. This management layer never cared about existing culture or way of doing things, and takes decisions on the backroom without any justifications, always presenting them as the good of the company. Hiring focus is now the US to bring more expertise to the workforce, Only Staff+ (L6+) levels are being hired, forget about applying if you resume doesn't have Staff or FAANG. You are also expected to follow the hierarchy and not raise waves. This is now a code shop and that's it. Innovation and fun are dead.

1.0
Apr 27, 2024

Pathetic

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice office location and decent pay

Cons

Management at this organization is seriously lacking. They seem completely disconnected from the day-to-day challenges of the team, leading to a lot of frustration on the ground. Leadership appears to be clueless about the direction in which the technology and market are headed. There's a visible gap between what is promised during meetings and what is implemented. The decision-making process is painfully slow. For a company that labels itself as a startup, it is surprisingly bureaucratic. Every small decision has to go through several layers of approval, which stifles innovation and makes the work environment quite rigid. The bureaucratic nature belies the 'startup' tag that the company boasts. This misalignment not only misleads new employees but also drastically affects the agility that is typically expected in a real startup environment.

2.0
Mar 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good remuneration package and latest MacBook pro

Cons

The tech culture at this organization is not favorable. People tend to cling to the familiar ways of doing things and ignore any valid suggestions. Despite claiming to encourage open communication and feedback, this is far from the truth. There is no feedback from peers, and instead, they tend to talk to the manager behind your back.

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