Exciting company - Leadership Personio Employee Review

5.0
20 Jun 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ Collaborative co-workers. I've never had anyone not want to collaborate over the time I've been at Personio. People are open, responsive and keen to connect. + Flexible working style. As a parent to young children, flexibility has taken on a whole new meaning in the previous years. I've been able to navigate childcare issues and the kids getting sick in a supportive environment which is valuable to me. There's also almost no after-hours Slack and as most of us are in Europe, there is not that feeling of a whole day of business happening overnight like there is in other companies I've worked for. + Significant growth opportunity - Personio is young and growing quickly, so I've found that the level of challenge here is high. The work is challenging but exciting. + My direct leader is wonderful.

Cons

- Change is uncoordinated at times and there is change fatigue in some parts of the business. - Workload is high and there are many inefficiencies that can be time-consuming.

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5.0
14 Oct 2025
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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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