XKL reviews

2.1

35% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Leonard Bosack

59% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

XKL has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The XKL employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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33 reviews
1.0
Mar 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security for life if you are in operations and related

Cons

Too many to thoroughly list but biggest issues are lack of paying customers, no sales and no leadership for selling, poorly run operations with inexperienced ops management, no engineering autonomy and weak attempts at marketing and press.

1.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting engineering projects, talented and intelligent engineering co-workers and free drinks.

Cons

No Sales, too many cheaper and better known competitors and lack of management support for finding customers Lack of communication regarding individual performance and no real clear way of understanding if what we do is helping or hurting the company Out of touch operations department and staff - too much nepotism and focus only on creating operations staff job security instead of focus on business growth

4.0
Oct 2, 2014

Engineering haven with a promising future!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

XKL is a great place for engineering - employees of different levels of experience collaborating on innovative designs. New/intermediate engineers learn from experienced industry leaders and have the opportunity to work on a variety of areas that would never be offered at traditional companies. Senior engineers' ideas are valued and work with management to drive new projects based on customer opportunities. Unlike most private/startup companies, the ownership allows the freedom to explore new ideas and push the boundaries on their products instead of cutting corners just to get a product sold. Notable company benefits include competitive pay, health insurance, free drinks/cheap snacks, working from home once a week.

Cons

The engineering focus of XKL as a company is strong but operations is somewhat lacking. XKL also needs to improve their sales channel as a company - I am encouraged by recent steps that have been made to address this deficiency. I have read some of the other reviews and agree there is immaturity found in some of the operational personnel. From my personal experience, even though I did not agree with the approach of some co-workers, I have always been treated with professionalism and respect and allowed to fulfill my role with dignity.

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