A Company that wants to thrive, but lacks focus - Anonymous employee Kinney Group Employee Review

2.0
5 Apr 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Invests in skills training, most of the people are great to work with.

Cons

Kinney Group is not what you would call a long-term employment opportunity. This is evident in two areas of the company: Compensation and Company Vision Compensation - Kinney Group pays an okay salary for anyone coming out of college or is starting out in your professional career. However, as you progress through training, get certified in new skills, or earn a new position, the pay ratio becomes incredibly skewed. Executive leadership claims they do market research to figure out fair compensation. The reality is they start you at the lowest percentile and slowly let you climb your way up to something more reasonable. Vision - Kinney Group also has an annual habit of shifting their focus on some new idea the CEO has. Usually, this shift in focus comes with many employees losing their jobs. There is often talk about culture and "how the company is the people and not the business" but the company is run with a very "My name is on the door" feel.

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5.0
7 Jun 2022
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Pros

Great Team of people to work with

Cons

not the best hourly rates

2.0
7 Mar 2021
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Pros

There are so many genuinely wonderful colleagues and fantastically talented people at Kinney Group. Core values are front and center, and colleague recognition is frequent and prompt. Technical colleagues (engineers) have ample opportunity to grow and develop their skills through advanced training initiatives.

Cons

The emphasis on culture and colleague support is meaningless because it is ultimately negated by leadership. With the exception of one VP who is constantly spoken over and undervalued, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is composed of white men whose leadership philosophies are twenty years out of date. Entry-level colleagues, women, and people of color at KGI were constantly disrespected by the CEO, who lacks a basic understanding of and appreciation for certain parts of the business. The facade of investing in colleagues is there, but KGI will never be a truly great place to work until ELT commits to a long-term, effective leadership philosophy, updates their outlook on diversity and inclusion, and values colleagues as individuals who shape the company rather than detractors from a bottom line. I don't know if those changes can take place under current leadership.

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