Does Personio pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Personio employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Personio. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Personio?

48% of Personio employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Personio 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Personio?

Sales Development Representative (SDR) (46) , Account Executive (31) , Senior Software Engineer (31) , Software Engineer (26) , Product Designer (11) , Working Student (11) , Sales (9) , Sales Development Representative (9) , Customer Growth Manager (8) , Intern (8) , Product Manager (8) , Customer Success Manager (7) , Implementation Manager (7) , Engineering Manager (6) , Backend Engineer (5)

What are the pros of working at Personio according to real employee reviews?

"Culture has been great 5 years ago and Personio managed to keep it up although hyper growth which I am very impressed of." ((in 85 reviews)); "Great colleagues and an international and open minded environment" ((in 62 reviews)); "The people are great and passionate." ((in 49 reviews)); "The salary was good and they provided you the option to relocate somewhere where they have an office." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Personio according to real employee reviews?

"Bad and toxic leadership" ((in 30 reviews)); "I want to highlight again the words: poor management, they are driving the company out of business step by step." ((in 25 reviews)); "Engineers are burned out, managers are anxious and depressed, people are forced to do menial tasks, and career progression attempts are shot down perpetually." ((in 20 reviews)); "Out of fear of layoffs and constant pressure, people are only looking out for themselves." ((in 14 reviews)); "Terrible leadership, bad decision making over and over again and also communication." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Personio layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Personio layoffs and their outlook for job security at Personio in 2026.

Personio reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(443 total reviews)

Hanno Renner

52% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Personio has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 443 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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443 reviews

5.0

Oct 31, 2023

Exactly what I was looking for

Sr. account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

From a perfect interview / recruiting process, to a notably good preparation in the time leading up to my first day of work, to the onboarding process over the first 5 months, I have not regretted my decision to join one of the most exciting German tech startups so far and can encourage you to consider working for Personio! I would give the experience a 4.5 out of 5 so far.

Cons

When a company grows (so) fast, of course not everything always goes smoothly - but I have always felt listened to and supported and working with really great and passionate colleagues made it easy to put hiccups into perspective.

5.0

Oct 23, 2023

Great place to work

Senior backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart, motivated, and fun people - Strong engineering culture - Culture of continuous improvement

Cons

Lately, some domains have been under a lot of pressure but we believe it will go back to business as usual in no time.

5.0

Oct 23, 2023

I am as happy after 3 years as I was on my first day @Personio.

Senior sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* the wonderful people you work with every day * the flexibility with which I can organize my working day * the speed with which I learn new things and can develop myself further

Cons

Change - as we are growing rapidly as a company, we are accordingly confronted with a lot of change. Personio is certainly not perfect, but the company is very adaptive and always strives to learn from "mistakes" and to improve itself as an employer.

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