How is diversity at PUMA?

Great people, a lot of diversity, opportunity to travel.

I haven’t had this problem, but I see some people struggling with workload

Puma makes great footwear and apparel

the company could make improvements in their culture and diversity

The overall environment in the HQ is really good: there are a lot of young people, which helps in toning down the seriousness of a work environment. The Wellbeing and P&O departments take good care of proposing new and fun events/activities for employees. The everyday workload can be of highs and downs based on the period but there is little to no rush in getting tasks done, at least in my department. The company is also trying to make more and more big steps into sustainability and eco-friendly processes which might be of even more relevance in the future if actuated properly. The overall package of benefits (employee discount, events and in-house services, free gym access, social and economic helpings, PUMAPerks program, etc.) is really good and helps to add value to the working environment.

Pay could be a bit higher, or trying to be aligned more toward the country standards. I think a big step back was taken regarding WFH policies, returning to a 3/2 hybrid setup (even after it has been clear that the HQ has been suffering from a lack of office spaces, and more and more new employees are joining). I believe that by choosing a more open stance and giving complete freedom to the employees to decide when and where to work from outside the office, the company could take advantage of this and attract more potential candidates.

• Teams genuinely support one another and often stand in solidarity. • Many talented individuals work hard and bring real value, even if they go unrecognised. • Bonds are formed through shared challenges — sometimes trauma — which speaks volumes about the resilience of the people, not the culture.

• Leadership plays favourites — promotions are handed to select individuals without merit or credentials, while others are held to a different standard. • The environment is overwhelmingly male-dominated, with little regard for diversity or inclusion. • The managing director is disengaged, often more focused on his phone than on the people or purpose of meetings. • He prioritises trivial metrics like logged hours and event attendance (even outside work hours) over trust, outcomes, or wellbeing. • A culture of bullying is tolerated, if not enabled, by senior leadership. Integrity and mentorship are sorely lacking. • Inappropriate relationships one SLT member and employees go unaddressed, raising serious ethical concerns. • Leadership invites openness and honesty, but often weaponises that vulnerability against employees. • Challenges to leadership are unwelcome unless they align with pre-approved narratives. • There’s a wholesale focus on processes and operations, with little understanding of retail realities. • Many talented employees are overlooked simply because they don’t conform to internal politics or presentation styles. • Redundancies don’t always seem to be based on business needs but rather strategic

Perfect atmosphere for students and young people with lots of great opportunities and company benefits.

The wage for a working student is not that great

Great workplace and inclusive workplace

No cons it is a great workplace

Very nice location in the cute town of Herzo, good connection with the major cities, Erlangen and Nuremberg, nice gym and facilities, good company restaurant, company parties. The company has an amazing legacy in the sport fashion industry worldwide. Its positive impact in sports and innovation is huge. Worth visiting the Archives for this aspect.

No support, no explanations, daily psychological harassment. Favouritism and nepotism, including for the children and friends of the permanent staff. Permanent employees, including my supervisor, were permitted to speak rudely, mistakenly taking rudeness as building up resilience in the intern, meaning “in me”. Sometimes this fellow staff were even yelling, with the witnessing tacit agreement of the manager. They were NEVER yelling and were never rude publicly at their own interns and working students. Speaking directly with the manager did not help. There was a lot of enmeshment between personal life and work, as the manager and supervisor were willing to know ABSOLUTELY everything about me, going down to personal life dates and places. The attempts of establishing normal limits were met with micromanagement, sarcasm, and passive-aggressive behaviour. It was really exhausting to work in such an environment, besides the workload that required more people. I had to do over hours often, otherwise I was risking missing deadlines and being given never ending observation the entire day or many days consecutively for the same subject. The manager gives the disrespectful tone. The attitude was a typical toxic one from a staff in a position of power. There is only one way respect. Many times the supervisor and manager engaged in public mockery in front of the entire division, once even passive-aggressive threats to my tacit reaction (!) to disrespect from a colleague for a food item i brought to work. She was the personal friend of the manager, (the actual threat in German: "…is going to be even worse (for this person)...", meaning me). The manager was not capable to speak like a mature individual and tell if something is wrong and give constructive feedback. Passive-aggressive attitude and mockery were a normality to her. Gas-lighting and gossiping: a daily thing. Senior employees, Germans, had an ostracizing attitude from the very beginning of my internship, made inappropriate comments about age, cultures of other countries, culinary habits and foods, including mine, and other nationalities. Air of superiority. You had to show never ending gratitude for being hired as a foreign intern in a German company. The German colleagues were telling in my face that they would have not taken a foreign student because foreigners are not good specialists or do not have German university degrees comparing to the Germans. I can definitely see that there was a huge difference how the Western employees were treated compared to us Eastern Europeans, Asians, Indian subcontinent and Africans. There was a constant feeling of "you are not one of us". Westerners were treated with respect. Unfortunately, the equitable treatment and non-discrimination principles did not align with the ethical working standards from the paper by this company, at least not in the department where I worked. I can definitely say that I have never been treated with so much disrespect, not before and not after this internship.

- Gives 45% discount on all PUMA products to the employees.

- Managers are not leaders. There is constant bullying of innocent employees. You have to worship the leaders to be able to stay on top. - Doesn't give "OVERTIME PAY". They will work you to death until the wee hours of the morning or even on weekends without additional pay. They will even ask you to work on holidays impromptu. - Managers who do not know the end-to-end process, and has the audacity to complain and complain all the time. - No work/life balance.

People from diverse backgrounds, established practices due to collective agreements, work-life balance (for some jobs)

Managers without people management skills, most values are only for appearance on the surface, low salary, unfair promotions not based on merits or objective criteria, P&O (HR) people without soft skills and empathy.

Incredibly supportive and open-minded team atmosphere Diverse, international, and dynamic company culture Extensive learning and development opportunities (LinkedIn Learning, internal & external training, language courses) Great flexibility with work-from-home options and flextime Strong focus on employee wellbeing (sports courses, mental health workshops, financial assistance, events, and parental support) Inclusive and diverse work environment

Fast-paced environment may not be for everyone High level of responsibility can be challenging at times