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      RIPE NCC Reviews

      3.5

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (39 total reviews)
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      Hans Petter Holen

      65% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      RIPE NCC has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RIPE NCC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      39 reviews
      3.0
      23 Feb 2018

      Was good then not so much

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are good. Some fun and talented colleagues to work with, several undervalued (or maybe overqualified?). Got to work in central Amsterdam.

      Cons

      Management doesn't change much. Seniors lacked cooperation. Employees who've been around for years get spiteful, not fun to hear it and wonder why they stayed. Was feeling less comfortable and less friendly with cliques forming near the end.

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      RIPE NCC Response
      8y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We have work to do to improve our internal culture and we are embarking on that journey now. RIPE NCC colleagues have played a key role in identifying aspects of our organisation - including management - that must improve in order for us to move forward as a team. Your advice is sound. We need to work on being a more open, collaborative and communicative leadership team. By nature, career growth is more limited in a not-for-profit organisation than a for-profit company, but we need to ensure that there is still clear progression for staff while they're here. We wish you the best of luck in your new role and thank you for your feedback.
      3.0
      2 June 2020

      Good company but could be a lot better

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, great location and interesting subject matter.

      Cons

      Some poor management and leadership. Lack of strategy and drive. It can be hard to grow in some teams. Internal politics aren’t really addressed

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      RIPE NCC Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are happy to hear you would recommend working at the RIPE NCC. We also appreciate your feedback about management, leadership, and growth opportunities within our organisation. We are working on a Leadership programme which is focused on the development of our leadership roles. Also, by bringing more clarity on who is accountable for what in which role, we will able to overcome problems of the past. Based on the surveys we conducted regarding organisational changes and culture programmes, we already see a positive development towards the desired company culture. Many factors come into play by organisational/culture changes so it can take a while to reach the desired stage as a company. We are happy to discuss any other feedback you may have, please e-mail us at openings@ripe.net.
      1.0
      10 Aug 2021

      Engineers: Avoid this place!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      At least they seem to have a proactive HR team. The last reviews look like they have been asking employees to write nice reviews, hilarious.

      Cons

      Depending on which department you work in, you will have a good work and more opportunities, eg, they have a very strong comms department as their goal is focused about how the world see us and not about the quality of products we are offering. The engineering departments are not the internally valued ones: the teams are run by useless and incompetent managers. You will not have any professional development, they say they are working on it, but this is not true, some managers are so arrogant and self-centered and incompetents that they are not interested on people developing. And although HR knows the situation, they doesn't want to be involved on any issue, abuse or problem is happening in there. And in general, be careful in this organisation because as soon as you get distracted there will be a knife in your back.

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      RIPE NCC Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to give feedback. We are sorry to read you had such a negative experience working for the RIPE NCC. Our employees are important and our goal is to be a great place to work for all our colleagues. We do acknowledge there is room for improvement, we are currently working on multiple projects to reach our goal and improve our feedback culture. When an employee is unhappy about a certain situation or a manager he or she can always approach HR or our external trust person. Together with the employee we will look for the right approach. Since you had a different experience, we want you to know we are open for a follow up conversation to further discuss your experience.
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