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Kids Science Labs reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Keith Norsym & Shegan Campbell

59% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Kids Science Labs has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kids Science Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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38 reviews
2.0
Jul 5, 2019

Poor Operations

Anonymous employee
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Pros

What we do each and every day is inspiring. The classes offered to kids is wonderful. I wish more inner city kids could afford it.

Cons

The cons about KSL are the executive management team. It is very difficult to trust them because they have favorites . They also have a tendency to talk to you like you are stupid. Just be upfront...you want me to do something outside the scope of my job - lets discuss, dont' try to BS employees and persuade them to work in areas that would make them unhappy. We not stupid! Also it is hard to trust a company that gets rid of Human Resources when they are a "growing organization". Employees now do not have a trustworthy person to go to about any issues they have. After they got rid of Human Resources, operations and administrative functions declined (i.e. late paychecks). You will be tired. You will work long hours and everyone manages it well in the beginning but it is not sustainable. The owners will expect you to give 100% of yourself and sacrifice your worklife balance for THEIR company. It would be different if we were given stock options but that is not the case.

1.0
Oct 21, 2018

Great Culture - Bad Individuals!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Office space is nice, programs have a good intent and mission statement is good

Cons

-Management individuals are paranoid, and if you aren't "drinking the kool-aid" they will immediately make it readily apparent -Consistently high-stress, job functions do not often match job descriptions -Basic customer-service drawbacks, little freedom to learn as an employee (from other employees, learning from the students is always part of the job)

2.0
Sep 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

While I was there I met the most wonderful educators, children, and parents. Worked alongside very enthusiastic, caring educators. Programming was fun and engaging

Cons

internally, the company was very disorganized and bit off more than they can chew. the work environment across multiple centers was always rushed, stressed, and understaffed. It seemed impossible to separate work & life because of the constant stress I was under while working there. Employees often worked the job or had the responsibilities of multiple roles (with no pay increase or compensation), causing ambiguity, burn out, and hostility from upper management when not meeting unrealistic expectations. losing HR caused huge moral shifts that left employees feeling unheard of their concerns. ultimately, unhappy teachers and staff cause for a hit in programming and a higher turn around for employees.

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