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low skills and lopsided, favouritism prevails - Anonymous employee Kony Employee Review

2.0
Jan 8, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

what a startup can give you..exposure if you are good at something a closely knit place..friendly people

Cons

a) no internal parity b) no HR functions..they hardly ever come to ask for anyone's well being c) wide divide between platform and delivery teams..the platform treats best brains in delivery in worst possible manner..they wont even believe you can write a small ant script at your own!! d) no internals technical knowledge is granted to delivery units about core products...the "black box" secrecy is maintained at all times by platform management. e) zero technical growth at delivery unit for strong, experienced professionals f) good brains from MNC's hired at delivery..they only find it later they have been robbed of professional growth g) favouritism rules in performance reviews h) salaries are darkest secrets..zero credibility i) no continuous learning programs j) no library..no promotion to learning or certifications k) you can't challenge the platform guys for anything..they add blows to respect l) being technically sound is bad for career in kony delivery..there is no challenging task for enterprise or framework oriented brains m) management is slowly bringing few folks together and taking them to "safe" location..the feeling is too strong the delivery will soon be liquidated

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5.0
Aug 30, 2019
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Pros

1) Great base salaries 2) Amazing group of talented folks 3) Great tools and technology stack 4) Diverse portfolio of industry verticals to choose as your workstream 5) Room to grow in your career path

Cons

1) Low contribution from the company on 401-K

2.0
Feb 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees are great. Most people are very smart and passionate about what they do. In the time I was there I never had any problem working with anyone in the company. Always someone to go to lunch with and lots of staff drinks after work (mostly organized by staff and not management) Good flexibility for work-life balance...for some people

Cons

- Disorganized. - Not diverse. - No support for career advancement/training/certification/education - Totally inconsistent with a lack of focus. Strategic direction seems to change every 6 months and it never makes complete sense. - Leadership is tone deaf to the market and is not willing to adapt. Stubbornness is why nothing is selling and the company is falling apart. - Top Leadership doesn't engage with employees unless they feel like they have to. - HR is beyond useless and gossips about EVERYONE. There is no confidentiality in HR. - Lots of recent turnover with long time employees because of messed up operations and managers egos. - LOTS of people have left to go work for the founder of Kony at his new company, or they left to go back to their old jobs. - TERRIBLE operations. Travel policy is crazy!!! Some people can't afford to come out of pocekt and be reimbursed for almost everything. $7k in expenses for travel is ridiculous!

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