Pros
Most of the folks in US and Germany are really willing to go out of their way to help.
Cons
If you’re working in the Bonn office, things will be much better than if you are in the US. There is no trust between Germany and the US— in fact, I always surmised that the German team thought the US team as less qualified. There is no diversity amongst the ranks. Almost entirely white male at manager level and above. They are working to correct this situation, but honestly, they are dragging their feet. The CEO “owns” the company. It is his way or the highway. He has only worked as a consultant before starting LeanIX and is not a professional CEO. He is tremendously command and control. And only really trusts the people he has known before in other companies. He makes grandiose statements at company meetings but the fact that LeanIX has an undifferentiated solution in a crowded market doesn’t seem to phase him. No one has ownership in the company — it is reserved for senior management and a select few cronies. Yet they consistently talk about valuation at company meetings — cruel! BTW, if you disagree or are contrarian to the senior management team, you will be let go — not obviously, but certainly. There are many people in management positions who should not be — but they are friends or family of the senior leadership team. Also— question the metrics! There is no lying in maths and whilst numbers can be manipulated, they are not what they seem ...
