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      1.0
      Jun 23, 2018
      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Some co-workers are good technically and you can work from home without having to explain yourself too much although you do sometimes.

      Cons

      The CTO is clueless, he just doesn't know what his role is about. There is no direction or even some kind of basic plan of where we're going. We've been struggling to keep systems up and running while team "leaders" keep asking whether I can have a look at some issue or when am I done, you just don't feel supported.

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      Picnic Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Picnic has been undergoing some important changes recently. Due to the fast growth we've seen, we've had to quickly adapt, and that means changes to the working environment were inevitable. Those changes meant that some people lost what they had found with us in the first place. But we are now the fastest growing company in the Netherlands, while our tech stack is some of the most advanced in the industry. In fact, we started using Java 11 back in January '19. One of our CTO's main role is to put Picnic at the forefront of the tech scene and in a market as competitive as this one, it's important that people see the full breadth of what our tech team has to offer. I'd be happy to discuss any further feedback you may have. Please email me at willem.gerritzen@teampicnic.com

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      5.0
      Apr 19, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Young, enthusiastic team which comes up with a lot of ideas - Great atmosphere and start-up culture - Challenging tasks - Really innovative and disruptive start-up - Job involves continual learning

      Cons

      Don't have anything to say about cons. Working hours are bit longer than in corporation, but this's what you expected in each start-up.

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      Picnic Response
      7y
      Thanks for taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're glad to see you had a good time with us. If there is anything else you would like to share, please email me at willem.gerritzen@teampicnic.com.
      2.0
      Apr 5, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - weekly releases - friday drinks - nice colleagues - free lunches - nice office building

      Cons

      If you are a developer, you should know that the Company is a super-market, NOT a technology company. Developers here provide features, not expertise to the business (you will be support of it at most). The bad: - excessive and long code reviews with focus on personal style of leads - priorities are changed weekly - 0 compensation for extrra hours - CTO neglects development team - CEO pushes people around on weekly calls - very little support if you come from another country -salary is way below average

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