Solaris Group Reviews

2.9

36% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)
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Carsten Höltkemeyer

34% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Solaris Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Solaris Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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216 reviews
4.0
5 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people, the location, the remote work option

Cons

Growth at all cost mindset

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Solaris Group Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your perspective. Our work environment and the well being of all Solarians do matter to us. We would love to understand what exact details and situations you are referring to, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via pando@solarisgroup.com.
1.0
14 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Loads of resources and Money that enables the company to spend so much on anything * Technology is quite fresh and new which enables personal growth

Cons

* Pyramid shaped structures with super old school management * Severe lack of understanding to dealing with topics like racism and sexism * Severe lack of transparency, feels like working for a dictatorship any opinion or criticism is considered a very big deal. For example, a person suggesting on slack that the HR should give the new joiners fruits instead of sweets as it's a more healthy alternatives caused a massive issue in the company to the extent that the CEO had to interfere * One of the funny things I heard before leaving, that they were faking positive knunu and glassdoor reviews :D In a nutshell, the company resembles a perfect example of startups who act like 100 years old corporates

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Solaris Group Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time in writing your feedback. We appreciate you letting us know what is going on in regards to sexism and racism, we take these concerns very seriously and will look into it as we have a code of conduct for this. If you want to share further feedback please do reach out to us at People and Organization or contact me personally can at anthony.subandi@solarisbank.de or via LinkedIn
1.0
20 Apr 2020

Do not put your faith in this company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- You are able to work yourself into the ground - Sick? Who cares, come to work anyway! - Standard startup freebies - kissing the ring gets you far!

Cons

- Most political place I have ever worked - Favoritism at the highest level - Racist jokes with no care to the audience - Documented (and swept under the rug) sexual harassment - Insane workplace completely packed with people, no German workplace law followed here! --- Do not work here. They make managers out of completely inept people, no empathy in the upper levels at all. If you are a woman and go out on sick leave you are not given German law position back after; as soon as they know you are removed of any previous responsibility. Good people with heart are worked into the ground or into heart attacks or pushed out. WFH policy is there but they do not trust the workers to actually WFH. You are lucky to have the same responsibilities when you come back from a 1 week vacation, let alone the direction of the company staying straight for more than 4 months at a time. Partners are treated horribly and I guess what BaFin does not care to look into will not hurt them tho it should. If you want Fintech there are tons of other options. Don't consider this one and if you do I will wait to say I told you so after.

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Solaris Group Response
6y
Thanks for sharing. We are sad to read such a review after you have been with the company for over 3 years. We of course would have been very much interested in a direct dialogue about your concerns, for example in the weekly People and Organization facetime hour or our anonymous complaints channel. In case you would still like to discuss your concerns at this point in time, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via pando@solarisbank.de.
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