Poor Management, Outdated Technology, and No Work-Life Balance - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Arkhitech

I learned a lot during my time there, especially through hands-on problem-solving and exposure to real projects. The team members and colleagues were friendly, supportive, and willing to help whenever someone was stuck. Working culture within the development team was cooperative — no office politics or leg-pulling. Good learning environment for interns or fresh graduates who want to build skills quickly. The CEO personally invests time in teaching and explaining things.

As employees gain experience, compensation and growth do not keep up. Instead of rewarding growth, it sometimes feels like experienced employees are considered a cost, not an asset. Extremely high level of micromanagement from the CEO. Tasks, decisions, even minor details often require his involvement, which slows down productivity. Lack of trust in both employees and management. Many decisions bypass managers entirely, which makes leadership roles ineffective. Many managers and experienced staff have left, resulting in a weakened structure. The company currently relies heavily on interns. Office administration and internal processes are poorly organized, creating unnecessary stress and inefficiency. Very restrictive and stressful leave culture. Employees are often required or pressured to work on public holidays, and “earned leave” is used as justification instead of fair policy. Even if you have annual leaves available, taking leave near holidays (e.g., Friday or Monday) is discouraged or penalized. Taking a leave next to a weekend or public holiday is counted as 1.5 days instead of 1. The CEO personally questions why employees need leave, making the process uncomfortable and demotivating. Overall, leave policies feel designed to frustrate employees rather than support them.

* Salary comes on time * Lunch is provided * Peers are supportive and helpful

* Extremely toxic company run by an ego-driven CEO who interferes in every single task. Constant shouting and disrespect toward employees. Zero professionalism. * No real management at all. Even creating tickets or making minor development decisions requires syncing with the CEO, which turns everything into a productivity bottleneck. * Trash work culture. Employees are treated like disposable labor, not humans. * Salaries are far below market average. * Absolutely no job security. You can be fired without notice, even for taking sick leave.