Ableton reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)
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Gerhard Behles

57% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

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1.0
Oct 30, 2023

You can do better..

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Pros

-People are awesome: The colleagues here are fantastic. They are supportive, friendly, and make coming to work a genuinely enjoyable experience. -Work-life balance: It's super uncommon to have a thriving work-life balance in the finance industry, but they somehow are able to manage it well. You won't be working yourself to the bone here -Benefits are great: takes a lot of stress out of the equation -"I work for Ableton" cool card

Cons

-Extremely low pay and no room for growth: The elephant in the room. The compensation is far from competitive, and it's disheartening to see no real opportunities for career advancement. It's hard to stay motivated when your efforts don't translate into financial or professional growth. Cheap pay here its so sad especially during hard times. -Lack of unity within the different sectors: There seems to be a significant lack of cohesion among the various sectors of the company. This leads to confusion, lack of direction, and a sluggish pace in decision-making. It feels like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. -Meetings and talks that lead nowhere: If you're a fan of endless meetings and discussions that ultimately yield no tangible results, this place has you covered. It's frustrating to see so much time and effort wasted on discussions that go nowhere. -Slow-moving processes: **Everything** that goes on within the company takes an excruciatingly long time.. Whether it's making important decisions or implementing changes, the snail's pace can be maddening, especially when it affects the livelihood of employees.

2.0
Sep 19, 2023

It was great but it's a shambles right now

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Pros

Some things have historically been (and are still) great. For example, there are an above-average amount of paid time off, sympathetic and trusting managers who are open to flexible working models, a learning budget, book allowance, and some benefits like USC, Head Space, BVG tickets, (although some of these are getting rolled back)

Cons

There are little to no growth opportunities - if you're working at Ableton prepared to be stuck with the same job title for years to come, or a job title that doesn't reflect the work that you do, or even worse some title that really doesn't make any sense outside of Ableton. From talking to colleagues and friends in the industry, I assume our pay is below the industry average (I'm assuming because there's no salary transparency!) There are very few women leaders, especially in our commerce/communication + marketing team which has a high volume of almost entirely all-male "senior" staff. Decision-making is slow and tedious.

3.0
Aug 25, 2023

Great people, OK company, unclear leadership

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Pros

This is a great place to work if you are a musician and love the music industry. If you're in a customer-facing role, you'll interact with fellow musicians every day. Even if you aren't interacting with customers, your colleagues are comprised mostly of musicians, or at the very least, music lovers. The company's mission is admirable. When things are good, morale is amazing. If you are looking for an entry-level job and you love music, I would suggest Ableton.

Cons

Things move incredibly slowly and initiatives that could immediately 10x productivity are often ignored. The company is lagging behind, competitors appear much more modernized than Ableton does. Communication across offices in a remote setting is really, really bad. Morale is at an all-time low at the time of this review. If you are ambitious and are expecting to grow quickly in your career, do not join Ableton.

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