Awesome Technology but Poor Executive Leadership - Operations KnowBe4 Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2020
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Pros

A great and fun company for people starting their career. It has a great mission to educate the masses on IT security. Stu the CEO is a great leader!

Cons

Executive Leadership is not doing the right thing for the company. There is a lot of clicks and if you don't belong they will push you out. There is a lot of turns over at this company. It's not for everyone.

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KnowBe4 Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback! Sorry to hear you feel this way though about our management. Not sure what you mean with "a lot of clicks", but our HR team measures turnover of employees and we're pretty much at the average of our industry. I'd like to see that improve though! Warm regards, Stu

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A welcoming and inclusive environment with a patient onboarding team. Work is always fun and collaborative!

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We’re glad to hear you feel supported! Open communication is a huge priority for us — and feedback like yours keeps us motivated. 🤗
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Great office snacks, free ev charging, cool coworkers

Cons

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