Pluspunten
One of the strongest aspects of Air Apps is the people. Colleagues are genuinely supportive, talented, and enjoyable to collaborate with. The benefits are also competitive for the Portuguese market, which is a meaningful advantage. Initiatives like Air Adventures are well-intentioned and have the potential to bring teams closer together, and in the past they contributed positively to the overall sense of community.
Minpunten
The company has moved away from the modern, flexible culture that once made it so appealing. Remote work, schedule adaptability, and the ability to work from different locations are no longer supported, despite still being highlighted publicly. The shift to a strict office-only, 9–18h model has significantly reduced work–life balance and contributed to a tense and claustrophobic office atmosphere. You feel constantly observed, which makes it harder to speak openly or comfortably share concerns, even with colleagues. The PTO policy, while promoted as flexible, includes several restrictions and an informal “suggested limit,” which undermines its purpose. Decision-making feels highly centralized, which creates bottlenecks and raises concerns about scalability. Some individuals in higher positions are closely connected to leadership (family members), which can contribute to the sense of tension and limit how openly people feel they can speak up. It also doesn’t help morale that employees sometimes disappear from internal channels overnight without any communication or context, which increases overall distrust and insecurity within the team. Recent policy changes have been introduced with little transparency and limited openness to feedback, making them feel more like mechanisms of control than efforts to improve collaboration or communication. These shifts have noticeably affected engagement, and even team-building initiatives that were once appreciated now seem to generate less enthusiasm.