KONE reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,928 total reviews)
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Philippe Delorme (President and CEO) and Henrik Ehrnrooth (Executive Advisor)

91% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

KONE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,928 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KONE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Nov 6, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

* Work life balance will be the best. * Salary appraisal of 9 - 12% every year * Free meals * Goodies like umbrella, raincoat, smart watch, bag, T-shirt, Shirt, lunch box set, flask, Jerkin, sweets for Diwali, New year, Vijaya dasami, Cake for Christmas etc etc…. * Free transport * Work from home policy * Employee career benefits courses offered * Laptop with joining kit * Safety is prioritised * Internal job rotation

Cons

* Micro management middle level managers * Unnecessary trackers and follow ups * Aged back mentality managers * Seniors words are highly recognised even when they are wrong * Sometimes they even scrutinise personal matters and that’s none of their business. * Many years of experience within the same process or within Kone that makes their hands higher. * Very slow growth and promotions. * Many hierarchies are followed. * Bonus are paid out yearly. It can be made for Half yearly to make it even better. * Candidates are already fixed before the job posting email itself.

5.0
Nov 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working in KONE allows me to grow my technical skills

Cons

The way KONE operate is very fast and it is somsthing that I think is not for everyone. This can be challenging for some people but I personally find it exciting

1.0
Nov 3, 2025

Proceed with caution

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall culture is not too bad

Cons

Micromanaging, inefficient and irresponsible management

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