Karmak reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(67 total reviews)
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Jim Allen

94% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Karmak has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 67 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Karmak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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67 reviews
5.0
Jul 31, 2017

Devs Now is the time to look at Karmak!

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Pros

New CEO and new VP of Development bring a ton of value and experience to the Karmak development team. Having deep experience in cloud and web architecture is very refreshing to be able to brainstorm with executive level team members on new technology opportunities. Our .NET Dev Managers are very easy to get along with and have been with Karmak for over 20 years each. They are very open to assisting with day to day developer needs and discussions about the code base. Our DBA Team is now top notch and very easy to work with. They will help you learn how to write better SQL and adopt best practices to help you grow utilizing the newest standards. Family values stay strong at Karmak - many of the team members value your work you do at Karmak and you are not treated as a number. The Team concept is growing stronger vs. developers working in silos. This is helping productivity across all areas of the company. Pay - is very competitive to other larger metro areas in Springfield and St. Louis. When you add in the low cost of living if you choose to live in Carlinville, it is very attractive and on or over par. Relaxed work environment. Jeans are fine every day unless you are working with customers typically. Benefits are very good for health, life and dental. 401K is very good compared to other companies in St. Louis and Springfield offering 25% match up to 8% of you salary. Many companies only will match up to 10% of your salary at 3-4%.

Cons

It is hard to find hard working employees these days that do not expect items to be handed to them on a silver platter. That isn't a negative for Karmak, but does reflect on some of the past reviews here that could be related to this observation.

1.0
Jun 15, 2015

No Credible Leadership

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Pros

The benefits are good, paid vacation, paid personal days and sick days. Health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance. Overall great co-workers that care about what they do. Flexible schedule in certain departments. Casual environment. Frequent office events and the workers feel like family at times. Dress code is relaxed. Wellness benefits - Partial fitness dues reimbursement and once a week exercise program during work hours.

Cons

There is no credible leadership. Most have their own personal agenda and expect you to follow true to it. If you don't, your gone. They say the customer experience is most important. They hide behind skewed support numbers to show customer service as better than it really is. CEO and President has no integrity or morals. His word means nothing. C-level doesn't care what your ethics are, professional or private. Real bonus if you're promiscuous. Software is second rate at best due to rushed design, development and deployment with little or no testing. The real customer experiences on new products are hidden and credited to the fault of the customer. The customers are said to be the priority but they are not. If you can adapt your business practices to their product "experts" designs you will do well. They are out-of-touch with the industry. The buddy system and nepotism is most prevalent in upward mobility. The lack of leadership in most of the key leadership positions is prevalent. The bottom line far outweighs employee loyalty and sacrifice. Trial-by-fire is the preferred employment development process. They lack defined and standard processes in every area of the company. Instead of setting the proper foundation and building from there, change on-the-fly is the prescribed approach to defining processes.

4.0
Dec 11, 2013

Best employer in the area

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Pros

Good workplace culture. Employees feel empowered and valued. Good work life balance. Relaxed atmosphere. Generous time off. Benefits. Possibility to work from home. Overall Karmak is a good company to work for. They truly care about their customers and their employees.

Cons

Rural location. Below average pay for the industry. Company changes directions frequently. Nepotism. The company moves at a slow pace.

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