Koch reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,840 total reviews)
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Charles G. Koch and Dave Robertson

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Koch has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,840 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Koch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 6, 2017

Jr. Windows Server Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, MBM is a great culture, decent pay, large company

Cons

doesn't always follow culture, not a clear path for advancement at times

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Koch Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate the positive remarks you made about our working culture. We know we aren't perfect and neither are our employees, but constructive feedback like this helps our employees and our businesses improve. In regard to employee development, we encourage our employees to take ownership in their career with the help of many resources internally. We believe this approach creates opportunities for each of us to take individual ownership in advancing our careers, as opposed to relying on predetermined career paths or waiting for seniority.
4.0
Jul 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is good. One of the 10 principles the company lives by is fulfillment, meaning your supervisor cares about your happiness at work. Company tends to focus on the right things.

Cons

Career development isn't great. Pay over time doesn't seem to keep up with the market.

2.0
Jun 30, 2017

Practice what you preach!

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is better than average for Kansas; Some very nice co-workers; Cafe food is great; Good volunteer opportunities. MBM principles are a fantastic concept. Charles Koch is one of the nicest and most humble people I've ever talked with!

Cons

Fired me for taking off work for my children being abducted. Not kidding! They teach awesome MBM, yet in my department, nobody was allowed to use it! Discouraged from talking to your neighbor even when you're new. Encouraged to only use the computer to answer any questions. Discouraged from contacting or talking to other management about anything. In my department, decision rights were not allowed. You are to know your "station" and keep your conversation to only the people who are within it.

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Koch Response
8y
Out of respect for our employees, we do not publicly discuss details of why former team members are no longer here. We do our best to practice what we preach. That’s a necessity for staying in business over the long term. If you felt that knowledge sharing was not encouraged on your team, we hope you took the opportunity to voice your concerns in one of the many avenues we provide employees (e.g., supervisor, HR, anonymous employee Guideline, etc.), as we rely on honest feedback across our businesses to ensure that Market-Based Management is applied as intended.
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