The company aims to grow but lacks the funds for investment. Shareholder pressure has led to significant cost-cutting measures over the past two years, expected to continue into 2024. Office space has already begun to reduce in Paris, with more expected in 2024.
Numerous employees departed the organization in 2023, with their positions left unfilled, their workload redistributed among existing team members. Despite promises, little materializes.
While the initial contract touts a 'yearly bonus' based on company performance, it's essentially discretionary and underwhelming. Paid out in May/June of the following year, resigning between January and May means forfeiting the previous year's bonus. The stock options are worthless unless you stay four years. In other words, the base salary in your contract is all you ever see.
The company is favorable for high-wage earners who leave at 5 pm. However, lower-tier employees willing to go the extra mile are not rewarded.
There's no overtime pay, and salaries have remained frozen for three years.
Promoting the company as 'multicultural' with diverse offices seems pointless, as there is no travel budget for the average worker to visit other offices.
There's no allocation for working from home equipment. At best, a second-hand monitor is provided. While the company claims a professional development budget exists, most applications get rejected by the executive board for not aligning with 'business requirements', as the company is on a "path to profitability".
