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Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Siemens for 6 years
January 23, 2023
Žilina, Slovakia
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive Outlook
Pros
  • Stable job (when a project is done, canceled, or restructured, they will move you to another one, not fire you)
  • Every year, re-evaluation of salary
  • Circa 5 bridge days a year (was 7-8 per year when I came here; they are slowly but surely reducing them)
  • If you are lucky, you can work with state-of-the-art technologies
Cons
  • If you are unlucky, you are stuck on a project that is a relic of history (to say it politically correct).
  • Salaries are behind competitors (especially when you consider that a lot of stuff/knowledge used in this company is useless for you elsewhere). Even with every year's re-evaluation, they are slowly but surely lagging behind inflation.
  • No transfer to other projects is possible (even though promised during the interview!). Once a project is satisfied with you, you are not moving anywhere, unless they suddenly decide. Then it is a matter of 24 hours and you are on a new project (of course, you will not choose the new project).
  • Education/trainings: They promise three types of trainings: soft skill, technical, and languages. Only languages are fulfilled; the other two are not.
  • No real full remote. HR and management are still "improving contracts" in a way that gives them full power over your home office. They can literally command you to come to the office if they want or cancel this "full remote" at any time without your consent. Plus, they don't give you a penny to equip your home office.
Advice to Management

No advice for management; I already gave them some, but they don't care. I just want to make a summary here.

Don't misunderstand me. I can sound rude or angry with the comments above, but this company is above average, that's true. But after years of my loyalty, I don't see any future for me here. This company can be your career booster or your career killer. For me, it is the second option.

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