A bit more than two years ago, I was warmly welcomed into the open-minded culture of Zühlke. From the start, I was impressed by its open learning culture and working atmosphere. I find it rewarding to work with many talented people on exciting projects. I found feedback culture very helpful in personal development and teamwork. For me, sensible work-life balance is important, and I find that Zühlke's work packages are a great benefit. For the first time in my career, I felt that I am in charge of my personal development. With the company's support, I was able to define my goals, assess strong suits, and identify any areas that might need extra work. Building on this, with continuous training and career development opportunities I feel that I grew a lot professionally. I find my work satisfying and Zühlke a great employer and work opportunity.’

Zühlke is striving to offer flexible options to their employees, having in mind the different needs of people. For this year, I have chosen the REcharge package, as one of my personal goals was to nurture my work-life balance, practice mindfulness and focus on personal goals as well. I appreciated additional days of vacation and will probably in the next period use the opportunity to work 60-80% of the regular working time when the time comes to focus more on my newly started family. There are many things that I love about Zühlke, but for this purpose, I would emphasize the top three things that make me happy to be part of this company: 1. Being able to learn and grow through a huge variety of opportunities and experiences –working with different industries, with different countries, and different clients – from startups to large enterprise companies. It allows me to gain a whole specter of experiences, similar to working in many different companies, but always having one common thing –Zühlke values and culture. 2. Investment in people’s growth – throughout courses and training, but also intentional learning opportunities, like being assigned to a stretch role on the project, having a project mentor, or getting valuable feedback on your work from your colleagues. 3. Empowering and stimulating environment, by being surrounded by colleagues who are great at what they do and always trying to improve themselves. By having a culture of mutual support, open opportunities and “learn and grow from failure” rather than judgment.’

Great environment to grow I started working in Zühlke with the expectation that I would be here as long as I could find ways to grow my expertise in both technical and soft skills. I have been here for more than five years now. Zühlke has exceeded this expectation because I have advanced my career, gained access to a vast network of experts in almost every field possible, and gained many great friendships.

I think that having a work-life balance is something to be proud of, and you can feel it in the company culture, which is nurtured by supportive and compassionate colleagues. Since the very beginning, I have felt like I am in a healthy environment that is helping me grow both professionally and as a person.