If you're reading this and are considering Adyen as your next employer, take a look at the comments below 4 stars on glassdoor before you make up your mind.
This company is shiny on the outside, then you get in and are surprised at how it has managed to stay relevant, given how it is run. A lot of mid-level managers are completely unaware of how to do the job and are equally bad at people management.
You have people who have been star performers looked over for promotions constantly because they do not know the right people.
In my experience and the experience of a lot of other people I know; the work does not speak for you and you can only get ahead if you suck-up and have unlimited coffee chats with people that are not relevant to your work. Imagine your manager telling you to your face that you're not getting promoted because you are not political enough.
Pay disparity within teams is shocking, and if you ask your manager they all repeat the same line - I know this because a few of us discussed what our managers told us when we asked for raises and were shocked at how similar their response was.
If career progression is important for you and you want to develop more skills and challenge yourself to become a better person, perhaps this is not the place fore you.
If you want to have cool events, party like you're still 18 and in a frathouse, develop no new skills and share endless company posts on linkedin, then this could be a good fit for you.
I enjoyed my time there, but ultimately the desire to be challenged, to do better for myself be respected and appreciated for my work, led me to leave this company.
It has grown a lot and they still run it like it's a 100 person start-up. HR is practically non-existent, don't even get me started on this.
If you read other comments here on glassdoor, you'll see people talk about bullying and some other discriminatory beahaviors. While I didn't experience bullying, I saw others and personally know others who experienced it. and it's even public knowledge on some teams but those managers remain.
That said, Adyen is a great company and the fact that it wasn't a fit for me, doesn't mean it wouldn't be a fit for you.
