hypocrites, bullshitters and bullies - Customer Service Specialist N26 Employee Review

1.0
6 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free beer and nice colleagues. You'll need both after a day's work.

Cons

Low salaries No transparency No real opportunities Disorganization Horrible hours and plannings Nothing works You're not being listened to because you're a meager CS employee They'll dazzle you with promises of promotions and opportunities but none of these will be based on actual performances. If you're a good performing employee but you open your mouth too much, you'll never get anywhere. Be quiet, do the minimum and make friends. Management will pretend to support you and your career but stab you in the back because no one actually cares about your "personal development" "Coaching" sessions are presented as a tool to help you improve but it's just monitoring. Good performance leads nowhere, but average performance will get you fired. Management doesn't care about employee wellbeing. Basic working conditions requirements such as ergonomic chairs that don't break your back, or having a few screen breaks to rest your eyes are not met. You will not have a good sleeping cycle ever again because the people making your schedule think a 8 days in a row work week is perfectly normal, and that you don't really need more than one day off to rest. You can get german classes, but you'll never actually be able to go to them because of your irregular schedule. You can get sport classes, but you'll never actually be able to go to them because of your irregular schedule. You'll eat lunch at your desk because there is no break room (promised for 5 months), employees are never a priority. If they don't fire you first, you'll probably just break down and quit at some point. Hopefully you have the means to quit.

avatar
N26 Response
6y
Hi there. Appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. We take this feedback seriously and would like to respond to your concerns. Our philosophy on compensation and benefits is driven to provide fair reward for every role at N26. To ensure this, we work closely with salary experts, and the local market here in Berlin, to ensure that we are fully competitive in how we pay our employees. Communication is key, and everyone at N26 has the opportunity to have their voices heard. This can be done through a one-to-one chat with your manager, sharing constructive feedback and ideas in the quarterly Employee Engagement Survey, a direct chat with a member of our People team, or submitting a question for our founders at the Monday All Hands meeting. You can also contact our external Speak Up hotline, where any concerns raised are handled with full confidentiality in a secure and anonymous way. Offering our team members opportunities for growth and development is something which is extremely important to us. Our bi-annual promotion cycle, which was introduced last year, is designed to allow our people to take ownership of their development in a structured and transparent way. This approach involves creating a development plan and seeking feedback from your stakeholders. The feedback allows for transparency in how decisions are made, and is intended to help you grow and develop in a way that fits your career path. We have also recently reintroduced our program guidelines for internal job opportunities - another avenue for development within the company. You can check these out on our intranet. While we’re happy to address your concerns here, we would also welcome a conversation with you to better understand the areas we can continue to improve. Please get in touch with the Employee Experience team if you are open to chatting. Thanks again.

Explore other reviews about N26

5.0
13 June 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product and design and team is worldclass

Cons

more focus on understanding customer needs

5.0
21 May 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Small team in NYC working on bringing N26 to the US. Flat team structure (no bureaucracy or painful hierarchies). Open lines of communication and instant feedback loops. Everyone is extremely smart and driven towards a common goal, and we also enjoy each other's company both in and out of the office. There's also respect for having a life outside of work and a good sense of balance. Huge opportunity to take on as much work as you can handle and drive your own workstreams and outputs. I've found that my scope of responsibilities is quite large, and since joining, I've broadened my skill-set significantly in areas I wanted to expand upon.

Cons

Coordination with Berlin can be difficult at times given time zones and hypergrowth there. Nonetheless, people always are willing to help out and make themselves available when needed. Small team size as of now means fewer hands to help with all that needs to get done. That said - plenty of opportunity for new joiners to take on key tasks and responsibilities as we continue to grow the team

32
avatar
N26 Response
7y
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us and your experience of working at N26.
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All