Team leads often can’t keep up with their responsibilities and aren't great at managing people. When employees seek guidance on clear career progression paths, they often receive little valuable input. Recognition seems to be more about engaging in corporate politics and networking with the right people rather than rewarding performance. Despite adding significant value to the team and working tirelessly, employees will not advance without screaming for visibility and playing the „corporate game“. Imagine your team lead telling you, you deserve a promotion but do not get it as you’re not „political and loud enough“. Promotions favour individuals who are great in self-promotion (even though they’re lacking behind) rather than those who perform excellent and have great knowledge. Star performers are often overlooked for promotions simply because they don’t drink coffee with the right people (which is completely meaningless to the job). Your progression depends on subjective decisions and how loud you can scream. It is absolutely demotivating hearing directly from one's manager that you deserve a promotion but won’t get it as you did not „scream loud enough and play the political game“.
Salary progression is almost non existent, and for those prioritizing career and salary growth under effective managerial guidance, Adyen may not be the ideal workplace.
Even though pictures on career pages might give a different impression, there is little diversity on upper management levels.
