Ableton reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)
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Gerhard Behles

57% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ableton has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ableton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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83 reviews
5.0
Apr 20, 2021

Friendly and professional work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- awesome colleagues - flat hierarchies - fair salary - transparency - the feedback culture

Cons

- can't think of any right now

5.0
Apr 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

fantastic people, organisational climate with a focus on people, compensation, workload, organisational purpose, social responsibility topics are framed at the executive level

Cons

I don't see any Cons, only lots of room for organisational development: career ladder hasn't changed for years, some structures and decision making are implicit. If embracing imperfection is a problem, maybe working at Ableton isn't the right thing.

4.0
Apr 9, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* welcoming of people with a LGBTQA+/BIPoC background * "employee-focused company" is actually true! Ableton cares a lot about its employees. In many different ways. * normally a very positive, welcoming, open, supportive atmosphere * people trust another * you can work on a single product over a long time, not on short projects for 50 different products * nice office furniture, also in the kitchen * has renowned product, people are proud of it * customers are grateful, they appreciate the product * Ableton is very flexible with regards to the situation of employees * very forthcoming if you have special needs * tries to treat employees fairly * a good part of the employees are also in the music business, so they have an intimate relationship with the products * it's always been a pleasure to have chat with the colleagues in the kitchen or at company activities * there are coaches who you can talk to about many topics and who can help you with self-development * company takes learning seriously (if you insist on it) * company founders are approachable and always have an open ear / insights to share * close-knit industry with a lot of exchange between companies (if you're in the right spot)

Cons

* payment is not up to par for a company that sources employees from all over the world; it's more akin to a company that resides in Berlin * employees don't actively participate in company's success * there is no benefit in putting in more effort than others (but you can do it if you want to, unpaid) * company tries to meet to every need, even when they are contradictory, and doesn't always recognize the infeasibility of its ambitions * while people strive for harmony, they are bad at dealing with conflict * company tries to do "lean management", but this resulted in not having middle management for years. * company grows fast, becomes more and more corporate: virtue signalling is becoming more important, it's less about your capabilities and more about if you fit certain political categories/quotas * quite centred around US culture, even though it's a German/Berlin company * company only thinks of people to be well-meaning. If they unfortunately employ a, say, reckless career-centered person, they will bend backwards to satisfy this person's needs, even though this destroys the company, instead of containing them. * not my first choice for white cis males

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