Great company, but poor review process - Software Development Relativity Employee Review

4.0
Jul 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Let me put this out here up front - kCura is a great company to work for, with great benefits, a great product, great potential, and above all great employees. I think the senior management does a great job, but some of the middle/lower management has issues.

Cons

One of the biggest cons is the annual review process. You get reviewed by your manager, and occasionally by your peers. But once managers have finished all their reviews, they have to get together to "equalize" review scores. What this means is that if any team is performing above and beyond other teams, their scores are lowered so that they don't appear to be performing as well. And worse yet, any manager can knock down scores of any employee or prevent promotions, whether or not they actually manage or work with that employee. There are also managers that will not let employees transfer to other teams (sometimes you just need a change of pace), leaving your only option being to leave the company. We have lost some great talent lately.

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Cons

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Pros

Free Lunch on Wednesdays Solid Benefits Good pay for new hires

Cons

The flexible work week doesn't actually exist. It's an excuse to require some employees to work more than the 40 hour work week. Chicago employees are required to go into the office at least 2 days a week, even if rest of the team is remote. My specific team is without clear direction or leadership. Performative corporate jargon is rewarded over meaningful contributions. Existing employees are paid significantly less than new hires. At least on my team, there have been differences of $20 to $30K in annual salary for the same level.

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