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Robert Gentz
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Pros
"Good work-life balance (depending on the team)" (in 30 reviews)
"Flexible working hours and possibility to work from home when needed" (in 15 reviews)
Cons
"Low salary, almost no trainings" (in 12 reviews)
"Just a number in the big company" (in 7 reviews)
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"Research Enginner"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Really good work-life balance.
Great development opportunities
Great working environment
Great state-of-the-art tech stack
Great and ambitious goals
Great inclusive cultureCons
Team focus shifted pretty often, need to be flexible for adjustment.
Sometimes could be very difficult to see the impact of your daily work due to the size of the company.Zalando 2019-03-11 15:08 PDT Helpful (3)
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"Good"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zalando full-time (More than a year)
Pros
I was very happy with the working atmosphere and benefits.
Cons
Overtime work and no flexible working time. That is pretty much it.
Zalando 2016-01-15 00:58 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Great spirit and colleagues, questionable top management"
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Young atmosphere, international people and great projects
Cons
Lack of transparency on salary and long-term vision.
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"Fair enough"
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Good spirit of most people
Cons
Overworking depending on the department
Zalando 2017-12-10 05:19 PSTHelpful (6)
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"Fluctuating Atmosphere"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zalando full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Work/Life balance and facilities are good, more so in some offices than others
Senior management seem genuinely openCons
Atmosphere really changes between offices or even teams and areas within offices.
Performance Reviews are too heavily based on peer reviews so you can easily be torpedoed by a peer or someone unqualified can easily be pushed into a better position
Radical Chaos means people can do things without explaining themselves (and then torpedo people who ask questions in peer reviews, as mentioned already)
There didn't seem to be room for promotionAdvice to Management
More peer oversight, when you get peer feedback, challenge them as to why that feedback
Zalando 2017-04-07 13:10 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Great company for entry level candiates"
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I worked at Zalando full-time
Pros
young, fun, international. lots of events.
Cons
lack of opportunities to progress
Zalando 2016-06-25 06:35 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Social Media Internship"
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I have been working at Zalando (Less than a year)
Pros
Great team and lots of responsibility.
Cons
I wouldn't find anything negative to say.
Zalando 2015-10-08 17:00 PDTHelpful (17)
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"Not bad"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zalando full-time
Pros
Lots of responsibility early on, management by objectives, casual and relaxed atmosphere. 40 % discounts on shoes and fashion sold through the website. Free unlimited drinks including coffee, coke, juices. Frequent team events and big company parties. Expect a fast-paced working environment with lots of things going on every week.
Cons
Cramped offices without air conditioning, rigid hierarchal matrix organisation. Lack of break and cafeteria areas. Loud work environment due to open plan office. Strict NDAs creates lots of rumours and speculation about salary and bonuses. Only offered 1 year contracts.
Advice to Management
Make salaries transparent, make it hassle free to apply to other jobs internally. Make the lack of dress code (very casual wear) more clear. Enhance job security by offering longer than 1 year contracts.
Zalando 2015-07-21 13:32 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Strongest product teams I've ever seen"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Zalando full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Extremely strong and experienced product managers and engineers from all around the world. When people relocate from the USA to Europe for the opportunity, it means something.
Cutting-edge data science projects.
Startup culture - less bureaucracy, more freedom to build and experiment. A lot of changes - ineffective parts of the business are getting killed fast and it powers innovation.
Working at Europe's largest fashion e-commerce means there's a lot of challenges and problems to solve for product people.
People work hard.Cons
Startup mindset at such large company means that it's getting chaotic sometimes.
People services are not always helpful, the relocation process can be quite painful.
Changing the team can be a challenge.Advice to Management
Please continue to do a good job, but pay more attention to employee's needs and support.
Zalando 2019-04-05 03:13 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Software Engineer"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Zalando full-time
Pros
Nice environment and friendly colleagues
Cons
It needs better structure, I think
Advice to Management
I don't have any comment on this.
Zalando 2019-03-25 04:02 PDT
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Zalando Response
2 Apr 2019
Thanks for this review! We hope you continue to enjoy working here.