This place makes me want to die. - Anonymous employee McKinstry Employee Review

1.0
Mar 14, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really trying to dig deep here and find some pros but I cannot think of any.

Cons

The "hire from within" saying is a joke. The moment you look outside of your team you get a target on your back. Many jobs can be done remotely but the mindset here is archaic and they force everyone to come in to justify spending money on this dump. This place and the fake people in it makes me want to suck start a shotgun. They don't care about your mental health at all. HR sweeps everything under the rug from mental health and racial issues to sexism and nepotism. The pay is less than awful. The bonus' and rewards are a joke. The raises are less than inflation so you're technically losing money the longer you stay here.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Decent salary and PTO policy Onsite gym for a fair monthly price Cool rooftop golf setup Nice little taco truck nearby outside

Cons

This place has extremely poor leadership and is very toxic at every level. Prepare to be micromanaged, ignored, gaslit, and shown zero empathy for heavy workload or personal emergencies by mediocre middle managers. Principals are checked out and are too busy creating new promotions for themselves and drinking wine at the CEO’s ranch. The bonus structure and profit sharing is laughable and a complete lie from what is listed on Workday. Annual raises aren’t even competitive to inflation. The C-suite executives are only focused on blatant nepotism for their own kids and relatives. HR puts people last and only cares about the company image (typical at most companies but they don’t even try to sugarcoat it). They force people to come in (3) days a week but they don’t even have enough parking. There is a cafe that sells mediocre food with typical expensive Seattle prices. The healthcare package is complicated, expensive, and relatively unknown to all providers. As a billion dollar company, they go cheap on the company holiday party and literally just host it at the office.

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