Good company but bad experience with no appreciation, no clear expectations - FP&A Manager Personio Employee Review

1.0
2 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company future, flexible working between home and office, events

Cons

Zero work life balance, my experience working in FP&A team was nit the best, with no appreciation about my results even with doing at least 55 hours a week; priority is nit there; no clear expectations; no involvement

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Personio Response
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Hello, thank you for providing this feedback. I’m sad to read about your experience at Personio. While we go through this period of high growth and change and aim to deliver the best product we can for our customers, there are certainly times when our teams have spikes in workload. In these cases, our People Partners and managers will work with our Personios to give them time back in lieu. It’s also very important to us that our team members are appreciated and set up for success throughout their time at Personio. I hope you had the opportunity to speak with your manager or a member of our People team about this while you were here? I’d love to chat to you further about your experience. Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you would like a confidential chat. Thank you, Cassandra, Head of People Experience

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