Overall satisfied and stable place to work. - Anonymous employee CDK Global Employee Review

3.0
Nov 30, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Collaboration is evident within my department. The location is very convenient to transportation and restaurants. The office is a nice, open work environment with beautiful views of Puget Sound. Stability backed by parent company ADP. Lots of good, fun people around who like to laugh and enjoy themselves while they work. Ideas are encouraged but not always supported. Free Transit passes and Cheer 30 buffet on Fridays. Community involvement and support of non profit organizations is encouraged.

Cons

Upper management has an air of superiority and is a bit out of touch with their workers. Lots of talk about doing things that either don't happen or happen last minute, causing people to rush their work and add to the stress level. Not enough people to do the work, lots of open headcount. People get promoted based on their length of employment rather than their actual skills and knowledge. Departments are segmented and work in silos. HR is virtually nonexistent. They don't provide any type of training or onboarding. ADP system is hard to navigate.

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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

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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