Koch reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,832 total reviews)
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Charles G. Koch and Dave Robertson

82% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Koch has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,832 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
1.0
Nov 8, 2021

Not recommended...

Recommend
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Pros

MBM culture is too good.. In order to understand MBM please do watch the leaders' videos in the portal.. If you hate MBM , it is because you were not connected well enough to the essence of it and perhaps due to your managers.

Cons

Lotta politics in management level in Bengaluru. Managers have all the power to determine your salary but manager doesn't know what work you are doing. Some managers are biased and they recruit their favourites. Some positions are pre-fixed and interview process is just an eyewash for some positions.

3.0
Jul 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on role & team, decent work life balance In addition to 401k, they have an additional 401k employer paid plan that vest after 5 year (similar to a pension) In F&A, there are plenty of opportunities to movement and growth Matching up to 6% for 100% on 401k 15 vacation days starting until year 10 then you get 1 week, plus 9 paid company holidays, 5 sicks days and they now have extended maternity and paternity leave outside of the short term disability allowed.

Cons

Inconsistencies in management across teams. Some are micro managers and hold info at the top, some are less intrusive and more open about the direction of the company. Initial salaries are competitive, and then internal bonuses and raises including COLA are tied heavily to your performance. There are NO annual bonus or raises unless you have management team really going to bat for you or you are involved in a lot of ad hoc projects outside of your regular work They ONLY have HDHP healthcare options (HSA), no traditional low deductible plans, and they discourage spousal participation by slapping both tobacco and a wellness fee (BMI above 30) onto the HDHP, so your premium is as high as a traditional plan after you pay all of those fees. You need to be thin and healthy to work for this company. The F&A investments into technology is severely lacking and there are inconsistencies across the org that drives very tedious and long closes with lots of manual work to be done around reporting. This company completes a lot of M&A's so to do so, they forego making the purchased companies consolidate to one F&A system for accounting and reporting and its just bad business. Because most transactional work is outsource like booking GLs, processing AP/AR, etc., there are many mistakes being made with those foreign vendors. A lot of work is moving from US to outside for cost savings without the employees realizing any of that in bonuses or raises. The political environment is very charged and you are heavily encouraged to invest numerous times in the PAC, and within GA, there were representatives that we were encouraged to vote for that had made some racially inflammatory comments. The senior executives are all white males. There are some VPs and controllers that are white women, so if you are trying to break through that glass ceiling and become and executive, you might want to find a company that has a little more diversity and welcomes differing opinions. In Atlanta office the parking if you come into office daily is $110 monthly that can be taken pre-tax and is not supplemented. If you don't pack lunch expect to pay about $15-$20 daily for downtown lunch. Traffic is horrible because they are always filming, and it's Atlanta. Pay for salaried is on the 15th and the last day of month, NOT bi-weekly or monthly. The problem with this is the inconsistencies and not getting paid every Friday after 10 days of working. Sometimes, you can wait more than 12 days before receiving a paycheck.

1.0
Oct 20, 2020

If you're not good at flattery, This ain't for you.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and Infrastructure is a little better compared to Market

Cons

1. MBM principles are at the core this company. More like a Cult. People talk long about it for hours in the meetings but nobody really follows a bit of it. Leaders will talk about Respect, Integrity and what not all the time but nobody really cares at the end of it. 2. Expectations are always unrealistic without any support from supervisors. MBM is often the excuse of their inability to push back. 3. Management is mostly US driven. Decision rights aren't provided or utilised. 4. Long work hours. Can go upto 14-15 hours on a busy day. No OT or additional benifits. Always understaffed and Management in India doesn't have authority to hire unless US leadership gives an approval. It can take Months for that to happen. (After literally begging for it) 5. They CAN have a good culture and they DID in the initial days but now most leaders act like GODS. 6. People being denied for company provided ergonomics due to covid induced WFH. 7. 3 months Notice Period (seriously?)

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