Poor management, great colleagues - Anonymous employee Dukascopy Bank Employee Review

3.0
16 Dec 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Work/Life balance - you can be very flexible if you don't work with clients and don't have shifts, take a day-off anytime and start you working day when it is comfortable for you, easy to manage with your studies if you are a student - Very good medical insurance - Colleagues - everyone is very young, friendly and supportive, which creates a very comfortable environment and a unique atmosphere like nowhere else

Cons

- All decisions, starting from buttons design in the app and finishing with hiring policy, are taken by the owner of the company - Poor management: the best thing which management can do is do not disturb you, very unprofessional and doest not care about its employees or company's strategy/future - Strange marketing: you will find 15 instagram accounts of the company with a sexist, tasteless and vulgar content, which makes you feel shame for the company at which you are working, and everyone understands it, but => go to the first point - Instead of spending funds on QA engineers, data analysis, motivate current employees and hire professionals, funds are spend on trashy marketing stuff like Miss Dukascopy contest - Salary below the market - Non-existent promotion - the only way to get a promotion is to tell that you have been offered a better job and you are leaving, which creates a situation when salary difference for the same position and same responsibilities can be 2.5-3x

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2.0
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Pros

- Good team and responsible professional - Remote work

Cons

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2.0
18 Jun 2025
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Pros

• Talented and friendly colleagues. • Opportunity to work across multiple projects and products if you show initiative. • Fully remote setup with some flexibility in working hours.

Cons

• Management is heavily centralized. The CEO is involved in every process and practices micromanagement. Most decisions are made subjectively and emotionally, without data, research, or user feedback. • No clear structure or career progression. Promotions and role reviews do not happen, and individual contributions are rarely recognized. • Design is part of the marketing department and is seen as “visual decoration” rather than a discipline for solving user problems. Designers are excluded from product strategy and decision-making. • Task flow is chaotic — assignments can come from any product manager at any time, with no clear prioritization or process. • A productivity tracking tool is used: it takes screenshots, monitors mouse movement, active apps, and window activity. • Although remote work is based on a B2B contract, working conditions resemble full-time employment without the benefits: • No paid vacation. • No sick leave or personal days. • No national holidays are observed — work continues year-round. • No health insurance. • No reimbursement or support for work equipment. • A one-month salary is paid at the end of the contract, possibly as compensation for unused time off.

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