Zalando Reviews
Updated Dec 10, 2019
"Good work-life balance (depending on the team)" (in 40 reviews)
"Good team atmosphere, relaxed working environment- flexible hrs" (in 39 reviews)
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"Very diverse and challenging"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for more than a year
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Amazing People and Culture, very diverse, chance to work with people from all around world and from very different companies. Nice perks, a lot of events, meetups, celebrating diversity.
Cons
Too many organisational changes in a very short time
Zalando2019-06-14 "Great Place to Learn new Tech"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for more than 3 years
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- Really smart work colleagues - Lots of trust from management - Tackling problems at large scale
Cons
- Balance between local business experts and engineers is not perfect - Too much organisational restructuring
Zalando2019-12-10"Cutting Edge Tech Stack, amazing colleagues, and a good work life balance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for more than 3 years
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The developer infrastructure at Zalando is the best I have ever worked with. The CI/CD platform in particular makes it easy to build and deploy applications to Kubernetes clusters running on AWS. There is little to no red tape, and teams are (within guidelines) permitted to choose the technology they deem most appropriate for the task at hand. The work life balance is great and I have never been pressured to... work out of hours or weekends in my time here. They provide way more than average holiday days, and are flexible with both working hours and locations. I highly recommend Zalando as a place to work, have fun, and learn lots from extremely talented colleagues.
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The organisational structure is regularly influx, and priorities can shift and change with little notice.
Zalando2019-12-10"Business analyst"
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I worked at Zalando full-time
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Great team, location is favorable, good benefits
Cons
Workload can be pretty heavy
Zalando2019-12-08"Good place to work"
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Good team with nice working atmosphere
Cons
Difficult place to grow career
Zalando2019-12-06"Great technical people to work with"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for less than a year
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Big organisation but start up vibe.
Cons
Long process. Teams may work in Silos.
Zalando2019-12-01"Good (almost great) employer."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for more than 3 years
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Enormous opportunities for impact, chance to work on projects/have conversations at eye level with top management. Interesting intellectual challenges, great colleagues, flexible working hours, emphasis on work/life balance. Leadership is often open to criticism and is not afraid to change what isn't working.
Cons
- Performance management process lacks transparency, is overly cumbersome, and makes no sense..specifically when it comes to salary allocation + promotion. - Some managers are extremely (almost comically) risk averse - this is extremely annoying and often leads to decision paralysis. - Compensation structure quite one-dimensional unless you are a top performer or in management.
Advice to Management
Keep it up, you're doing a good job. Make salary review process more clear and we'll all be better off.
Zalando2019-11-26"Dynamic, flexible work atmosphere"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time for more than 3 years
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I appreciate the flexible working hours that I can use at zalando. Being a mother of two girls and still working full time I need a company which lets me work individually and flexible. I also enjoy the support and Challenge I have experiences with my leads. I could always be open with my feedback and would have never feared to say something wrong. Last but not least I really cherish the dynamic work... environment. It’s basically continuous change which motivates me and keeps me busy.
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Actually I don’t have a lot to complain about. I think people often blame the company for things they should just fight for (such as a work life balance) themselves. We could definitely do a bit better in terms of sustainability and diversity however zalando is only a representation of society and at least we made a start here.
Zalando2019-11-23"Refreshingly No-Nonsense hiring process"
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I have been working at Zalando full-time for less than a year
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- Consistent dialog for progress updates - Excellent management of remote international interview - Very professional and engaging interviewers
Cons
- Expenses for the international trip was expensive
Zalando2019-11-21"Berlin and Zalando: the place to be"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zalando full-time for more than a year
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Great city where to work and live. The company is innovative, dynamic, international and promotes collaboration and sharing. You can learn a lot, get to know new and skilled people coming from different countries. Great working environment.
Cons
It's only in Berlin :(
Zalando2019-11-22