experiencing some growing pains but a genuinely positive and supportive team - Program Manager Personio Employee Review

4.0
21 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- optimistic, supportive, and authentic team - work is truly measured in terms of impact, not output - wins are celebrated, losses are seen as learning opportunities (not a chance to point the blame) - strong vision, understanding of the market, and path to success - good pay and benefits

Cons

- lots of change across the business (expected for a company at this stage), but it's rolled out with varying degrees of support and clarity - inclusion for remote employees sometimes feel like an afterthought, or that we won't have as many career opportunities bc we're not in the office

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5.0
14 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My coworkers are wonderful, I feel energized coming to work everyday

Cons

The company has had a lot of churn at Director+ levels, not a clear vision across the company

1.0
30 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Smart collaborative colleagues at the lower IC levels.

Cons

Personio is a dying company. The over-complexity of the company's technical systems is comical. Every attempt to simplify seems to lead to more complexity as things get half migrated and left to rot. Engineering leadership seems clueless and unable to present a clear plan-of-action to get things on track. Principal engineers force engineering time to be spent on silly projects that don't move the needle long-term. There is an overall aversion to taking the time to learn deeply about systems being used. Personio feels like a combination of all of the negatives of both a startup and a mature tech company, with none of the positives. The tech is half assed and duct taped together, but still somehow everything moves at a glacial pace. There is a mass shared delusion at the company that an IPO is in reach. No investor is going to buy this company's junk shares on the open market.

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