Neither good nor bad. But I say with conviction that it is a good company to be in if you are a low performer.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Focus on training and hiring good leaders, so that they know how to act on the company's problems, know how to recognize and benefit those who actually perform well and try to get rid of those who perform poorly. My current perception is that it doesn't make much difference to act as an owner or just sit back and eat popcorn.
KEC has some good and competent people. I think there is potential to be a great employer, but it lacks a good leadership to do it.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
This totally depends on the area in which you are allocated and who your direct leader is. If you are lucky, you may have a leader who is motivating and is by your side. I've had a leader who made my life very difficult, was toxic and harassed me morally. I've had moments of ecstasy and celebration and moments when you just want to resign due to lack of recognition and the harassment you faced. I've had experiences where mistakes were well managed and moments where I was punished for mistakes that weren't even mine.
Kommunikation
The company's strategy is generally well communicated. We know where we are going and what our goals are. I just didn't give it top marks because there are a lot of people with bad memories and never remember what was communicated, leading to an excess of meetings.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
This topic is very complicated, because you will work with the most incredible and talented people you have ever met at the same time that you will work with people with a very low level of competence. They will benefit in the same way. So it doesn't really matter if you're performing well or not, everyone ends up getting more or less the same recognition.
Work-Life-Balance
I had trouble sleeping and anxiety. There is considerable pressure in some areas and, as some colleagues are not doing their jobs competently, you end up overloading yourself.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
This, for me, is one of the company's biggest weaknesses. I've had several managers in my career. At KEC I had one of the worst. Leaders cannot differentiate between low-performing and high-performing employees and when they do, they do not act accordingly. We end up with a lot of people who do not execute the role for which they are responsible for and the punishment is not having a salary increase, which for many is not such a big deal. If you are unlucky, you may have a leader who practices moral harassment.
Interessante Aufgaben
It depends on your area.
Gleichberechtigung
This is tricky. The company says it has a wide range of countries and diversity, but in high positions people have the same characteristics.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
I never had any problems.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Decent equipment is provided. The offices are well equipped and cool. The technical support is super fast and competent.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Everyone is aware that the company compensation is low. The leadership has already said in All Hands meetings that the market pays absurd values.
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Neither good nor bad. I consider KEC an ok employer to have on your CV.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
There is educational incentive, like language courses, internal training and conferences. It's possible to get promoted quickly, but that doesn't mean you're good at what you do. The career path is not clear. Every year new functions are invented and no one knows why or what their responsibilities are. For some colleagues, some steps are skipped, for others, more steps must be taken to get to the same level. Who knows?