Software Developer • Current Employee
Pros: - Home office
- Training courses
- Projects to learn from (but it depends on your luck and who you end up working with)
- Decent salary
- "Performance" bonus (in reality, it's just an extra salary) – evaluations are very subjective, and the actual work done on the project isn't analyzed
Cons: If you have good know-how and perform well, you'll be burdened with a large workload.
The ideal candidate for management always says "yes" and is very obedient.
Promotions are non-existent.
The same people have held leadership positions since the company was founded.
Additionally, those in leadership enjoy being excessively flattered by their subordinates.
As an employee, you need to enjoy seeking continuous validation and feel good when leadership pats you on the head. It's a bonus if you can laugh at jokes made by the team leader.
On paper, the company operates under the Siemens name, but sometimes it feels like it's run based on principles from the 1990s.
Micromanagement is prevalent and is labeled by leadership as "proactivity."
Some colleagues are very arrogant and give off the impression that they were born to work at Siemens.
Occasionally, you'll receive absurd tasks unrelated to the project, yet you'll still need to log 8 hours of work for the client.