Fastned Reviews

4.7

99% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

91% positive business outlook

Fastned has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Fastned employee rating is 29% above average for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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25 reviews
1.0
16 Sept 2021
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Pros

- Expensive coffee machine - Small company

Cons

I have been in the company for some time and I did not find it a pleasant place to work at: - Old fashion hierarchical culture - Harsh criticism towards women. - Immobilism and micromanagement is prevalent. Limited opportunity for independent decision making. - Old-school marketing methodologies. Obsessive references to marketing books and practices from the 70’s . - Bro’s culture with managers sharing photos of former parties during company meetings.

4.0
19 May 2020

Interesting firm, liked the job!

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Pros

There is a great team spirit, at the HQ, and also at the other offices (London, Cologne, Zurich) It is a stimulating environment with lot of stuff to do and to be accomplished. I sincerely had a great time working with FastNed. Also, the employment policy is interesting long term. Although I did not identify to some of the values of the brand, being open about it, and doing so in a "outside the comfort zone" move was appreciated. It is accepted that we can disagree on stuff, as long at it stays polite / clean / reasonable way of disagreeing. Not everybody does that, and I see this as a real plus point. I genuinely had a great time, and a stimulating job.

Cons

Some growing pains, and a feeling of disorganization, especially with new countries. The wannabe horizontal startup-like decision chain leads to time losses and confusion. Although that is easy to deal with at HQ, it can get complicated when abroad. My situation got a bit complicated after the end of my contract, with lots of administrative issues beetween countries. This is partly understandable when you ping-pong beetween countries but also a consequence of a lack of organization. Évaluation détails : Career opportunities : hard to say after 6 months. Probably reasonable, hard to say in my field. Salary and bonuses : salary was in the lower 25% "usual salaries" (architect, canton ZH- source by the federal authorities), however, there are very interesting benefits for long term employees (stock options) and cool car free-fleeting system in HQ In my case I would go for 2 stars, maybe more for the other people. No one looked broke, struggling or so, so it should be good on the long run. I put 3 based on that, might be wrong. Ceo is really great and inspiring. Would put 6 stars there. Some unclarities with lower management staff, but they were open about it, and the situation was also pretty special and that did not help. (home office, then new office, and then Covid) Values : brand has good core values, interesting approach. Did not connect with some people's outlook on life but everybody is different.

2.0
21 Mar 2026
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Pros

Great people Ski trip & travel

Cons

Frequent restructuring that often feels driven by leadership without a clear long-term vision, creating the impression that change is made for its own sake rather than for meaningful improvement. The impact on employees doesn’t always seem fully considered, which can lead to uncertainty and low morale. As a result, the company has lost some incredibly talented people due to these restructuring decisions, which is disappointing given the strength of the team. Compensation is also below market levels, making it harder to retain employees, especially during periods of ongoing change.

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