Koch reviews

I left Koch in 2015 to move on to a new opportunity at another company. Recently, I was interested in an open role back at Koch. I felt that both the phone interview and in-person interview went well and I was impressed with the responsiveness from the team leading up to the on-site interview. One business day after the in-person interview, I received an e-mail stating that "The hiring team had made the difficult decision to move forward with another candidate that more closely meets the needs of the position". While I was disappointed that I wasn't selected for the role, I understand and respect the hiring team's decision. I asked the HR representative if the hiring team had any feedback regarding how I could improve for future interviews. While beforehand responses were quick, I haven't yet received a response from the HR rep. Being a former Koch employee, I expected something more substantial than a canned e-mail in response to my interest and time invested in interviewing for their role. Koch is a large promoter of self-improvement and growth, so I was especially disappointed when my request for feedback wasn't met. I hope moving forward Koch focuses on improving the candidate experience, more specifically, the ability to provide constructive feedback to candidates, especially when it is requested.

The company has a very evident office morale issue. The condition of the office morale has steadily deteriorated since splitting into own organization within Koch Industries. Koch companies have a common set of guiding principles however as KBX Logistics has grown its has come at expense of these principles. The HR team has difficulty managing their friendships with employees and at times the perception is that they do not take legitimate concerns serious if it is concerning one of their friends. Comments/feedback from others regarding the "Boys Club" atmosphere are correct unfortunately. Since inception KBX Logistics has grown more isolated and independent of peer Koch companies which has enabled this behavior to grow more pervasive. Opportunities for career growth seem plentiful on the surface but once you peel back a few layers you will quickly encounter an uphill battle where demonstrated experience, value creation and adherence to company principles do little to compensate for not being within the "Boys Club". Feedback from leadership is lacking, even in the face of requesting feedback due to a lack of reviews it is still difficult to obtain anything constructive beyond you are doing a great job. Furthering this is when trying to explore career planning/growth with leadership I would receive comments along the lines, "I will help you move into whatever role", or "I don't want you to keep doing this same job", or "you are paid too much for what you are doing, I want you in a new role as well" - these comments were never followed by action despite actively scheduling time with leadership.