Run away - Anonymous employee Tech Open Air Employee Review

1.0
27 July 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They hire great people (when it comes to personality) Career Opportunities is at 3 stars because you get in touch with other companies which could give you a job after your contract ends (this depends on what your position is, of course)

Cons

Hiring Process You'll submit a CV for one job, get interviewed for another, and be hired for a different one. Be prepared to be shuffled around and not know what you're supposed to do for the first two weeks of employment. Salary Interns get horrible pay of approximately 400-500 euros per month, which I'm pretty sure is illegal. They make you bill them as freelance so they can get away with it. Employees make minimum wage (which is better than last year, where I hear everyone got paid as an intern and had to bill as a freelancer) If they agree on a salary or anything extra, have it written in an email, not just verbally. You may need to refer back to it. Work/Life Balance Be prepared to not have a life during the month of TOA. They expect you to work until 10 pm or later as well on the weekends, and don't compensate you for your 12+ hour work days. And during TOA? You'll definitely be working early in the morning until late at night. You'll eat, breathe and sleep TOA. -Micromanagement -You have to bring your own computer, they don't cover your phone bills even if you make calls, there's not enough desk space for everyone -the CEO throws out ideas and expects everyone to act on them on a whim, even if they're unreasonable

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5.0
18 Mar 2019
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Pros

Tech Open Air was such a great place to work. If you are looking to work with innovative, kind people in a fast paced environment this place will give you such an amazing opportunity. The team is from all over the world and the conference is beyond awesome. The CEO is one of the kindest people I have ever worked for and years later continues to be a positive force in my career. Since TOA I have worked at amazing tech companies and all the things I learned from TOA have gotten to these next steps. Furthermore, those coworkers are still my friends and I am beyond grateful for that amazing summer that changed my life, You will: work hard, play hard, learn alot and make memories that last a lifetime and connections that take you to places you couldnt even imagine

Cons

Some of the senior managers were a bit inexperienced at times so there was a learning curve

4.0
28 July 2024
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Pros

Descent pay and decent benefits

Cons

Not flexible in hours or days worked

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