Would have given a zero if I could! - Anonymous employee CDK Global Employee Review

1.0
Jul 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Can’t think of anything. I loved working for Cobalt and ADP but CDK has been the worst in my career so far.

Cons

Not sure where to start. Probably has one of the worst CTO and CEO combination, if you are in technology and thrive on leadership that has no technical sense or direction this is the company for you. The lack of vision and technology leadership has driven away all the talented folks and whoever was left got laid off. I am not sure why the CTO and CEO are still there. Why blame employees when there is no leadership?

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Cons

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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

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