Micromanagement and poor decision-making process - Anonymous employee Sixt Employee Review

1.0
Oct 19, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Cozy office, flexible working hours, and hybrid work, good salary

Cons

My experience is, unfortunately, very negative. What I faced, together with many colleagues who started with me and left either before I did or after, is the following: - heavy hierarchy, hence difficult communication, no touch points with the decision-makers, no discussions whatsoever; regardless of your level of expertise and experience, you are told precisely what to do and how to do it; - you are not allowed to question or discuss any of the decisions/projects you are supposed to implement; - high level of micromanagement to the point where your manager corrects your e-mails (unbelievable, right?! I have never seen something like that before); - high unprofessional approach within the People and Culture Department: people-related projects are implemented at high speed to score points in front of the CEOs at the cost of exhausted employees and, what is worst, with zero positive impact; later on, a realization comes that this wasn't the right approach, and the projects are redone often even faster than the first time; - unbelievably high turnover within the HR department, no handover, zero onboarding, and no proper time to catch up on what was done before; - they hired an interim who comes and goes because the people can not stand this environment and are leaving after 3-4-6 months; therefore, they have to re-hire the interim again; - people with experience are either leaving or getting fired because they have opinions and knowledge; the people who stay are either close to the management or too young (often this is their first job); - overall stressed and exhausted employees, close to burnout, who prefer to do what they are told to and not bother anymore to try something different and lose their well-paid job. If you are a professional with proven experience and passionate about what you do, rethink before joining the company - do some research, talk to people, and read reviews. This is something I still regret I haven't done beforehand.

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Sixt Response
2y
Dear former employee, thank you very much for your evaluation. We find it very unfortunate that you have gathered these impressions during your time at SIXT. We would like to take the opportunity to invite you to a personal interview with Friederike Reichenberger, President People and Culture, to learn more about the circumstances. Just send us a short message to karriere@sixt.com with the subject "Glassdoor" and we will get back to you. Thank you very much for your feedback. Best regards

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Cons

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Dear former employee, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback! We're happy to hear that you experienced strong employee engagement during your time at SIXT – building a connected and motivated team is something we truly care about. We also appreciate your honest note on base pay and will take this into consideration as we continue to develop as an employer. If you'd like to share any further thoughts or details, we'd love to hear from you at talents@sixt.com. Best regards
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It's an unrecognized job by management, they don't care about you unless you make them more money so they get bonuses. All they care about is performance metrics, no matter what you do to your co-workers.

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Expected to work in an outdated color arrangement that is mostly black. When it's 100 degrees out, on hot asphalt, not ideal. They expect you to log the tiniest damage so that they can bill the customer. Do they not take depreciation on the cars. Their fuel gages are wonky and don't work right. I believe they are charging customers for fuel when they shouldn't.

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Sixt Response
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Dear former employee, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear that your time at SIXT did not meet your expectations – feeling unrecognized and unsupported at work is something we take seriously. We would genuinely like to learn more about your experience in a personal and confidential conversation. Please feel free to reach out to us at talents@sixt.com – your feedback matters to us. Best regards
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