Haotic environment & huge workload - Recensione dipendente - Financial Controller presso Danone

2,0
16 apr 2022
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

-People centric - nice colleagues - payment aligned to market (but not in the higher side) -good learning place (with steep learning curve, which is good thing sometimes, get’s you out of comfort zone and learning A LOT)

Svantaggi

- huge workload. Most controllers are working the equivalent of 2-3 FTEs - absolutely no work life balance on some positions. If you want to deliver what is expected of you, you have to constantly work 12 hrs/day. No time to eat, wash, walk the dog, feed the kids if you have. During peaks (month closing, forecasting deadline) you work around the clock (>16hrs/day). No time for all of the above + no time to sleep even. You have no life basically. - poor change management, with huge impact on people. Organization reinvents itself every 3-4 yrs (vertical vs horizontal org charts or region centered vs local centered, divisions merging &unmerging) it never has time to settle and enjoy stability coming from previous change. You never know who is on what position. - Systems are not serving business needs properly. System implementation is done very poorly. Again, with huge turn on people (because system lack of functionality has to be compensated by higher workload) - eastern european environment (not international) - managers are not trained for management positions. Lacking soft skills, team management skills, workload managing skills massively)

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5,0
30 apr 2026
Stagista anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great people, highly structured, unique learning opportunities

Svantaggi

Team was fully remote so sometimes a bit difficult to communicate with everyone

1,0
3 feb 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Work-life balance exists and is generally respected. Bonuses can be good, depending on the year and leadership priorities. Strong, reputable brands that look impressive on a résumé. "Some" genuinely great people who work hard despite the environment.

Svantaggi

No meritocracy whatsoever. Promotions and career growth are driven by favoritism, internal alliances, and visibility politics rather than performance or results. Advancement often feels like a popularity contest. “Core values” are largely performative. They are referenced often but ignored when inconvenient, especially at leadership levels. Questionable long-term strategy. Direction changes frequently, priorities shift without explanation, and long-term planning feels weak or reactive. Extremely bureaucratic. Simple decisions require excessive approvals, slowing execution and stifling innovation. Politics over performance. Success depends more on who you align with than what you deliver. If you're not "one of them" or if they don't want to continue paying you your value, they'll find ways to get rid of you. So choose wisely and research the role and team.

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