Keypath Education reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(437 total reviews)
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Steve Fireng

73% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Keypath Education has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 437 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Keypath Education employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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437 reviews
2.0
Aug 16, 2014

Not what it seems

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Casual dress, decent benefits, some (small) perks

Cons

By their own admission, PlattForm does not pay their employees very well compared to other local companies in the industry. They mask everything in corporate culture, but having a Wii, pool table and free soda in the break room does not make up for low salaries and an uncertain future. The turnover rate is unreal. PlattForm hires a lot of entry level employees and works them until they burn out, realize there's no real opportunity for advancement, or they see through the facade. They do not promote from within very often and employees are pigeon-holed - when they want to branch out into other areas, some of which they are more qualified for, they don't get that opportunity. Many employees describe the procedures as inefficient. There are teams that lack real leadership and understanding of the services they provide for clients. At best, they are inconsistent and at worse, they don't have any idea why they do what they do. Clients' budgets are spent on things they do not need simply because it's available, rather than redirecting budget to areas where the client needs to have attention. A new CEO was brought in, followed by a round of layoffs and some odd terminations, causing some employees to take a hard look at their future with PlattForm. More layoffs could be inevitable until the company finds its direction while squeezing profits and productivity from a low-paid and increasingly over-worked group of employees.

3.0
May 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The company has grown rapidly, and is projected to continue to grow. - The company is investing in a number of new tools and products to streamline the business. - You'll learn a ton, which makes you more valuable when you leave PlattForm. - Gives young people a shot at being hired for entry-level positions. - An 8% 401K match program can't be found anywhere else. - PTO is very competitive. Plus, extended time off around holidays, "Flex Fridays" in the summers, etc.

Cons

- The turnover is unbelievably bad. I've never seen anything like it. - Two rounds lay-offs in 16 years. Untold numbers of job shifts for those left in the wake. - Opportunities for growth are limited, but the turnover is abysmal, so you could get promoted that way? - Management is inconsistent, and sometimes painfully ineffective. While many of the managers are excellent, there are some that are downright inept and should not be leading entire teams of people. - Many are overworked, most all are underpaid.

2.0
May 22, 2014

Not what they say it is.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Casual dress, good people entry-level and perks if you have any time to utilize them.

Cons

I was only at Plattform for a few months before I left. I was a hard worker and a loyalist eager to excel and produce for the company coming in. One of the worst things I found about the company almost immediately was that their training program is very poorly organized. No one seemed to know what I should be trained on or by whom, many times I was just randomly assigned to someone who didn't know what I was supposed to be trained on at all and would wing it. I was routinely trained on programs and resources, would take extensive notes and then be told after the fact "Oh, you'll probably never have to use this though." The tasks I was expected to complete daily and actually needed more training on I seemed to receive the least training on. This leaves you very poorly-prepared to deal with the tasks that are actually required of you on a daily basis. Then, management throws you into a lion's den and expects you to churn out an obscene amount of work for the amount of training you have received. I was working 10-12 hours a day to get everything done for meager pay, and never had any time to play ping pong or pool or whatever else they have there for "culture". I was also vastly misled to believe my position entailed client interaction and creative work, when this was not the case at all. Spreadsheet after spreadsheet of mindless work you never see the fruits of eventually gave me no choice but to resign only to increase my own quality of life.

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