Crumbling Culture and Communication- Not the company it was when I started - Anonymous employee KnowBe4 Employee Review

3.0
Mar 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Culture… everyone is so nice Autonomy… able to do your job without micromanaging

Cons

Employee focused roles eliminated Severe lack of diversity Broken communication from management Benefits cuts Low pay

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KnowBe4 Response
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Hi Knowster, thank you for the feedback and it’s great to see you’ve been with us for 6+ years! As with any acquisition, we know it can feel as if there is some uncertainty around the current direction. As you know, some of the best and brightest representatives from our new parent company, Vista, are meeting on a weekly basis with each different sector of KnowBe4 to determine where they can help us further optimize our business and become even more successful as an organization. These deep dives take time, so until an actionable plan is created, it’s most certainly business as usual, and Stu will continue to update us about the progress with Vista. As a long-term Knowster, you’ve definitely experienced lots of changes with us - from a start-up company, to a public company, and back to a private one. As we like to say, the only constant at KnowBe4 is change. :) We hope you will stay with us through this next chapter as we continue to make KnowBe4 an even better workplace!

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