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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Apr 12th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Redmond, WA
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A Bright Future!
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Great Teammates
Exciting new products
Excellent Benefits
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Last year was hard and it's required a good deal of patience.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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269994
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Open
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Keep it up!
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Jan 30th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Redmond, WA
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Hiring a sales manager is a joke
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Kind, brilliant CEO who is a rock star having started Cisco Systems back in the day.
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Day to day management is thoroughly incompetent, lacks any experience running a “for profit” business, only hires relatives (who are even more inexperienced and unintelligent!), shows complete lack of respect for any position responsible for producing revenue and refuses to comprehend and implement basic internal structures that are required to support an actual sales force. This is not a place to work if you value your reputation, it’s a resume killer. There haven’t been enough sales in the past 5 years to even come close to covering the operating costs of a single year. We won’t be able to hire quality or successful sales people with the current management and operating processes and procedures in place.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Retire already! Have our CEO hire all new leadership to right the ship and give us a chance to become a sales focused company. Or just admit that we will never be anything more than a fun project and R&D shop for our CEO.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Oct 19th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Software Engineer
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Redmond, WA
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Weird, Cult-like Place
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Comfortable, if you're not being persecuted and don't mind having nothing to do for weeks on end and can keep your mouth shut. Free drinks.
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Company has no plan or vision. Supposedly wants to be profitable, but current policies and management preclude that. Widely believed by employees to be a hobby or tax shelter.
Company's products appear not to be commercially viable, have good optical networking design but mandated ancient technology. Endless problems working around things abandoned literally decades ago by everyone else, and trying to reach performance of $5 SOC's. No resume benefit here.
Very high degree of nepotism. Saying anything to the wrong minion and get instantly reported to top management. And, it doesn't even have to be true if a family member says it. Family members don't get hired because they can do their jobs, either.
Fundamentally dishonest culture. True believers are referred to as "Kool Aid drinkers" by the rest. Non-Kool Aid drinkers get fired for pointing out problems or trying to fix them.
Engineers are constantly being fired for no reason or faked reasons. Entire engineering team was mass fired a few years ago, so being here is dangerous to your reputation.
Engineering is not popular or respected. Management has -zero- knowledge of or interest in the software that makes their product work.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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4.0
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1.0
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5.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Leave. You're not contributing anything.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Jul 2nd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Engineer
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Redmond, WA
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Recommend XKL to your worst enemies
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Free coffee
Easy to find parking
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Just as many reviews before this have echoed, there is a huge problem with nepotism at this company which extends to the top of the ladder. These really are the only people that get perks. During my time at the company, there were easily double digit numbers of contractors hired and fired and the problem was almost never the contractors. Several of them were scolded or even yelled at for various reasons in front of other employees. Everyone not in the inner circle is viewed as an expendable and easily replaceable even though the technology is so obscure and niche it takes years to understand. Most product decisions are guided by the CEOs wishes even when all technical staff agree otherwise. The company tries to promote itself as a startup, but unlike most startups that don't make money this one somehow keeps lurching along. There have been waves of layoffs and firings even among technical staff. These were unwarranted but justified because upper management heard there were some people looking for other opportunities. People are unhappy at XKL because of the Big Brother atmosphere and constant reminder that nobody is trusted whatsoever. Threatening emails sent to the entire staff make certain nobody forgets it. Salaries significantly lag behind most other Seattle based companies and don't even begin to approach the averages. There is a paranoia for intellectual property security at this company which means no employee is trusted using any storage websites or even using a flash drive at their desk. This extends to any cloud based technological tools as well. Want to utilize the WiFi to save on your data plan while at work? Think again that's a security threat. The extent that the company guidelines are written to protect the company against its own staff is bewildering. Accomplishments are rarely recognized, but management is quick to point out failures.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Recognize the problem and do something.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Dec 20th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Company Reivew
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Work-Life Balance is excellent
Interesting and challenging work
Free coffee and soft drinks with inexpensive snacks
Open office floorplan with flex-hours
Ability to work from home
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Manager training is missing. Have been told will be happening soon.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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269994
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Apr 28th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Engineer
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Kirkland, WA
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Ruderless Ship
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Some really great people. 3 weeks PTO
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Stuck on process rather than progress.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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4.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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6.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Jan 3rd, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Anonymous
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Seattle, WA
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Unhealthy leadership, especially operations.
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Free coffee, a quiet work space, and reasonable work/life balance.
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Unhealthy and negative leadership practices, mainly operations. Unorganized and inexperienced leadership. Is a dictatorship, your voice is not wanted. They let people go for petty, personal reasons. Immature management, unable to delegate. Trust issues.......etc........the list goes on.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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8.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Learn to be a servant to those who report to you please.
Just because you've been somewhere for 20 years doesn't mean you should be a manager or in a higher level position.....it doesn't mean you can manage people in a healthy and mature manor. This is bad logic.......another thing to add to the Cons list.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Sep 7th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Kirkland, WA
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Horrible Management
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Free drinks,great team of engineers, receptionist is always polite
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Working here is god awful. The managers are extremely unorganized, rude, and unprofessional.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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7.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Treat your employees better, help them succeed, and let them take vacations. CEO is kind and humble, but needs to be more aware of how management are treating employees
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Aug 1st, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Any positions with purchasing and inventory control
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Co-workers are good and try their best
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Management leadership is poor with one upper manager being particularly incapable. Over a 2 year period as least 6 people have held the purchasing position and none have lasted. Manager trains incompletely and hold too much information but is fast to criticize and put down. The revolving door doesn't seem to bother owner so nothing is done to correct this poor management style. Nepotism is a problem with some people being supported far more than others.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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8.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Problem too embedded, only fix is to remove manager.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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private:xkl
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=269994
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Sep 30th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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XKL
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Kirkland, WA
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Draconian rules before revenue
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Interesting technology that unfortunately is not able to be commoditized due to restrictive and subjective internal processes and procedures
CEO with vision and passion for his technology
First line employees (mostly) who are dedicated and hard working in spite of their respective management
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Unqualified and inexperienced mid and senior level management individuals
Unnecessary and performance limiting processes and procedures driven by people unqualified to manage or lead others
More focus on internal tracking of irrelevant things than on revenue producing activities
Too many outdated and draconian rules, policies and procedures to ensure job security for only those in operations
Absolutely no business acumen or real world successful business experience within senior or mid level mgmt
Zero executive leadership by current full time position holder
Salaries and benefits are not competitive within the industry
Not focused on customers or creating sales
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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9.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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269994
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Open
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Clean house starting at the top and working down - address openly and honestly the nepotism problem or get rid of it completely
Downgrade the titles and positional authority of current senior mgmt to more accurately reflect their skills and abilities or let them go entirely
Bring in a real C level leader (COO or President) to successfully run this company for the CEO - rebuild employee morale and create a culture of high performance vs. lackadaisical, backside covering and job security focused only
Hire a VP of sales and empower this person to build and lead an actual sales team reporting directly to the CEO or the new experienced and real COO or President
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0.0
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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May 12th, 2021 08:01PM
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XKL
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