Finding chill companies to work for
Im about to go on a job hunt spree in a few days. Do ya'll have suggestions for how do look for companies which typically are more on the chill side? (Im doing as masters so I prefer lighter workloads for now)
For example, I've heard that banks are usually chill, consulting companies and startups are not.
Any thing to look for during interviews, what to ask/watch out for?
Thanks
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I've found that asking about company/team culture and management style gives you a little insight, core active hours (only for remote) may clue you into how strict they are about certain management choices as well. It's a bit hard to get an accurate read though sometimes, ngl
honestly companies are so different and culture is even more different, it totally depends on where you are looking and what the companies are doing, very very hard to give a response. I fear you just have to start and use the probation time to decide. In my experience the bigger the company the more stable the work load, but even that is different between the companies.
What you never should do is tell the company that you are looking for a chil job, they normally want to have performers, not people that warm the chairs.
thanks both!
i've only had experience for a very small startup with basically no management at all (but heavy workload), so im not sure how it is for large companies, but
how does probation usually work, and how do i ask/figure out which companies have lock in(?)/bond(?) periods?
i've heard some companies have penalties for people who leave early or something
also, any tips on giving off a "im currently studying for a masters, but im confident i can accomplish most tasks way faster than most people" kinda vibe?
(i do plan however on giving extra effort for the first ~3 months just to prove i can do the work)
I can only speak for Germany, the contracts is very different from e.g. US. Here there is only is a lock in when you are doing expensive seminars, then they give you a supplementing contract to your work contract teling somthing like "the seminar costs 20k and you stay for 2 years after that, if you do not, you have to pay the seminar percentage based". It's kinda securing their investment. But a normal contract does not have a real lock in, it has a cancellation period, most of the time 1 month per year your are working there, so you cannot leave tomorrow, you are cancelling your contract and then are staying there for X months as normal employee (full payment of course). It is not seen as negative here, as it goes both ways, also the company cannot fire you to the next day, they have the same rules.
makes a lot of sense, thanks, ill also look more into cancellation/probation periods
any advice for this?
also, any tips on giving off a "im currently studying for a masters, but im confident i can accomplish most tasks way faster than most people" kinda vibe? (i do plan however on giving extra effort for the first ~3-6 months just to prove i can do the work)