Koch Supply and Trading - DO NOT work here, especially for Product Control - Product Control Analyst Koch Employee Review

1.0
15 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Only take this role if you are straight out of college, and have no technical or business skills whatsoever. You may learn some things about the energy trading space, but most likely not. You will probably get better at excel though, but if you have an opportunity to go into a front office role directly out of school, take that opportunity. Experienced folks - if you want a job that is not dead end, do not take this role!

Cons

There are alot of downsides to this role. 1) There is no critical thinking needed. The role is simply plugging and chugging numbers into a excel spreadsheet everyday. Every single day is the exact same. There is no variation. Front office team looks to you like a robot cost center, and as someone that just makes mistakes since you are calculating their PnL for them. 2) They tell you that you can make it to the front office constantly, but very few people are able to do it (and those that do take MANY years to do) so turnover is extremely large. The hours are not fantastic either. In all, I would absolutely not recommend the product control role whatsoever unless you really enjoy repetitive work with 0 upside.

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Koch Response
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We are sorry to hear about your experience and hope you have found a more fulfilling opportunity. We encourage all our team members to consistently have honest conversations with their supervisors and HR representatives if they have concerns or see potential areas for improvement. This helps us improve our ability to achieve mutual benefit for each employee, our customers, and the company.

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