Coolblue Reviews
Updated Jul 15, 2019
Found 178 reviews
"goed, veel uitdaging in mijn werk en verantwoordelijkheid" (in 30 reviews)
"Doorgroeimogelijkheden: je groeit net zo snel als het bedrijf" (in 19 reviews)
- Helpful (7)
"Software engineer"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Coolblue
Pros
freedom of work, nice colleagues, nice boss
Cons
badly paid, old technology, old methodologies
Coolblue2016-03-24 "Teamleader logistics"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Coolblue full-time for more than a year
Pros
Informal communication Great values Lots of social activities
Cons
Incompetent management Low pay Bending the rules when it suited them.
Advice to Management
Listen to your people. Happy workers make happy customers
Coolblue2019-07-16"Nice Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Coolblue full-time for less than a year
Pros
Friendly people and nice work place
Cons
Lower salaries than the market no bonus
Coolblue2018-08-22- Helpful (5)
"Not the company it was, not the company they promote they are."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Coolblue full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Learned a lot because of the unique situations given within the company - Met amazing colleagues which I still consider friends.
Cons
- Coolblue turned to the worse when changes left an incapable management layer in the IT department. People not suited to fulfill the "leadership" roles were promoted. - Coolblue never figured out how to remove bottleneck people from key positions and thus the top-down mentality arose - Gossip is now common and seriously affects the life of developers. - Diversity is barely non-existant.
Advice to Management
Learn from the past. Coolblue had great management that was pushed away. Learn from your own current mistakes and build something where developers want to join and not just flee the IT Department.
Coolblue2018-07-19 "Great team, minimum salary"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Coolblue part-time
Pros
Team becomes family Chance to grow within company
Cons
Salary is minimal no connection with upper management
Coolblue2018-07-02"Inspiring, flexible and responsible jobs"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Coolblue full-time for less than a year
Pros
Inspiring place/office, in which you work with a diversity of colleagues. A job in which you get a lot of freedom and responsibility. Room to grow and flexibility to learn a lot.
Cons
Processes are not carved in stone, this can be seen as a challenge and give room to change things quickly, but this can also be experienced as annoying.
Coolblue2018-06-18"Delphi Developer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Coolblue full-time for more than a year
Pros
Coolblue is a very good company to work, the salaries are not the best, but they try to compensate that with a very good balance between work and personal life
Cons
The IT department has changed a lot, and the new set up doesn't share the same vision as the company
Coolblue2018-05-29"Fun place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Coolblue full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fun and room to grow
Cons
Nt much room to grow, careers stays steady
Coolblue2018-05-06"Awesome Company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Coolblue part-time for more than a year
Pros
- Company really cares about employees - Awesome working atmosphere, especially at HQ - Awesome Meeting spaces - "The Coolblue Feeling" - The Team
Cons
Not a lot of flex working space for part timers, but able to work comfortably most of the time.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work
Coolblue2018-02-26- Helpful (5)
"Coolblue, you had so much potential"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Coolblue full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great meeting rooms, awesome people
Cons
Management overhead. Lack of transparency, especially when one of the company principles is "Open, Honest & Direct". Lack of technical direction (in the software development department). Always reducing employee conditions while bragging about the very big revenue. Creation of useless career positions that stop being available after a short time.
Advice to Management
Trust your employees. Hire good leaders and keep them. Give your employees good conditions (not just things that look good on paper) and they'll reward you by being loyal to the company.
Coolblue2018-02-22
Coolblue Response
February 26, 2018 –
Vervelend om te lezen dat je je tijd bij Coolblue zo hebt ervaren. We willen graag leren van je ervaring. Mocht je daarom je feedback met ons willen delen, dan kan je me mailen op lotte.vanvelzen@coolblue.nl. Groet , Lotte van Coolblue.