When they say "fast paced" it really means "chaotic and constantly changing priorities" - Project Manager CDK Global Employee Review

2.0
Mar 23, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

It's located in an interesting building in the SoDo district south of downtown Seattle, but the cubes in the western half of the building are cramped and dingy. There are a lot of smart people at Cobalt, the compensation package was pretty good.

Cons

It's extremely chaotic, the priorities are always changing, the team members are working on so many different projects it's very hard to focused on the most important projects. They gave lip service to doing performance reviews throughout the year, it all happened at once. Many of the employees park on the west side of 1st Avenue South and have to cross that 5 lane extrememly busy street throughout the day. It's very dangerous and several people have come close to getting hit.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Competitive pay and benefits (if that outweighs a toxic culture for you. My time at CDK has shown me what good leadership does NOT look like.

Cons

Leadership and management culture were the biggest issues. Poor managers are protected and good employees are left carrying the consequences. There is a strong culture of micromanagement, shifting expectations, and documentation over development. Honest feedback wasn't valued and accountability seemed to stop at management. Over time I watched team morale suffer, trust disappearing, and fellow talented employees leaving in sake of their sanity.

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