Big lack of efficiency and a big need for more seniority in Barcelona - Designer N26 Employee Review

1.0
Mar 23, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good salary and working conditions and a name that looks good on the CV. Possibility to work with clever people.

Cons

Big disconnection between Berlin and Barcelona, resulting in chaos and everyone stepping onto each other. There seems to be a lot of hunger for visibility and recognition within the teams, rather than for collaboration and creating efficiencies, and the lack of clarity and limits from the management just reinforces that. A good salary and benefits don't compensate the lack of humanity, transparency and collaboration are inexistent. Toxic dynamics, it's a rat race.

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N26 Response
6y
Hi. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. As you have hopefully seen by now, all team members are currently discussing their department’s engagement survey results within their teams, and creating action plans to take back to the management team. These will be aligned and presented to the whole company. This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard, and play an active part in shaping our culture. It’s clear that you have ideas for how we can improve, and we’d love to hear these and work together with you on this. As always, your People team is available for support and an open dialogue. If you would prefer a confidential conversation to discuss your suggestions and concerns, we would be happy to chat with you further. Please get in touch. Thank you.

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Pros

Small team in NYC working on bringing N26 to the US. Flat team structure (no bureaucracy or painful hierarchies). Open lines of communication and instant feedback loops. Everyone is extremely smart and driven towards a common goal, and we also enjoy each other's company both in and out of the office. There's also respect for having a life outside of work and a good sense of balance. Huge opportunity to take on as much work as you can handle and drive your own workstreams and outputs. I've found that my scope of responsibilities is quite large, and since joining, I've broadened my skill-set significantly in areas I wanted to expand upon.

Cons

Coordination with Berlin can be difficult at times given time zones and hypergrowth there. Nonetheless, people always are willing to help out and make themselves available when needed. Small team size as of now means fewer hands to help with all that needs to get done. That said - plenty of opportunity for new joiners to take on key tasks and responsibilities as we continue to grow the team

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N26 Response
7y
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us and your experience of working at N26.
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