Dear future Timmermann team member,
Timmermann Group is indeed a very special organization! :) What awaits you as an employee here is remarkable in many ways and might sometimes seem unusual. Therefore, it's important for us to give you an insight:
In the spirit of diversity, we are a diverse team that navigates with respect, mindfulness, and directness towards each other. This can indeed feel peculiar at first, as we truly value being noticed and addressed. Of course, maintaining a balance of respect and directness isn't always seamless. We're human too, and that's okay.
However, our image also attracts people who expect certain facets of working with us - for example, intensive cooperation that shows how seriously we take each employee's needs, skills and character. The fact that this can also be exhausting because it can “get to the substance” is not taken into account here and there. We believe that personal development leads out of the comfort zone. This may not be as familiar to some people (as they may think) and sometimes triggers reactions that we can no longer influence because they don't happen in contact with each other.
We're eager to create something together. And yes, we work intensively. However, the stereotype of workaholics in the consulting industry doesn't apply to us. We don't even come close to 60-80 hours per week that are common in other leading consulting firms. Our consultants, who are not part of the leadership team (the latter simply deciding what they feel is right), work 42 hours per week full-time (less for part-time colleagues). This is much less than some stereotypes and claims suggest. Additionally, we provide compensatory time for overtime and flexibility if you need to work on a day you normally wouldn't. One of the ways we differ from other companies is primarily in the content of our workdays. We include a variety of activities in our total work time that aren't typically counted elsewhere:
- If you treat yourself to regular coaching, this is just as much a part of your working time as developing a concept for a client
- In addition, other Timmerpeople are on hand if you would like mentoring - and are happy to do this at 3 p.m. during a walk
“Working” time suddenly takes on a different meaning. After all, working on yourself and developing yourself personally is just as time-consuming and intensive as moderating a workshop or writing a comprehensive proposal.
At the same time, there are of course opportunities in some companies to work even less or at a slower pace and it still counts as full-time. It's always a question of the overall package of working conditions, culture, sense of purpose, interestingness of the tasks, learning opportunities, etc.. And ours is attractive to many.
Any questions, ideas or concerns? Keep them coming! Just give us a call or send us an e-mail. You'll find that we at Timmermann are people with whom you can and should think out loud - if something bothers or irritates you, just as much as if something amazes, delights or surprises you. Because for us, enriching cooperation at work requires the courage to take responsibility - something we encourage everyone at Timmermann to do. This can be polarizing, but it really helps us all move forward - and that's what it's all about, isn't it?
