Don't be fooled by the fake 5* reviews, filled with beaurocracy and a trigger happy leadership team - Anonymous employee KOHO Employee Review

2.0
22 Dec 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Competitive salary and benefits package - Profitable company, no concerns about business viability

Cons

1. Firstly, don't be fooled by the high reviews in recent months. It's obvious that there's HR interference going on as the actual vibe from the people working to keep the company running is not so sunny like these reviews demonstrate. Also a huge red flag that all of the recent reviews happen on the exact same days (Nov 28-30, Dec 12-13, 2023?) 2. There's a crazy level of organization politics. The company is constantly reorganizing due to management incompetency, and they always write it off as "growing pains." There's a big difference between having to change focus due to growing pains, and having people laid off because one or two initiatives didn't go how management expected it to. They like to blame that on "performance culture" but to me it speaks more to an inability for senior management to take accountability - so they fire people instead. 3. The product team has no idea what they're doing - so they hire and fire people to show as if they're making an impact. Other reviews have called this out as well, it feels like there's a constant revolving door of PMs who take eons to hire (and I swear half the time they aren't even competent) and then they're fired. 4. Unlimited PTO is actually more like hyper limited PTO. They claim to offer unlimited PTO but really there's a company-wide stigma on anyone who uses more than like 2 weeks. At that point, just do actual PTO so people don't feel guilty for having a life.

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5.0
25 Apr 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- PMs are single-threaded-owners - Product has high visibility, and accountability - Executive training provided - Mission-driven, standout product vision - Remote-first

Cons

- Has had some turnover at the company over the past couple years

2.0
2 May 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- There are a fair amount of smart people at the company and many are good people - The company might eventually IPO and get you a return, although the dollar value of options granted to new employees is quite low - You can write Go

Cons

- Upper management is a self-congratulatory echo chamber - Most middle-management is not effective. There is a mix of those who are well intended and overburdened, and some who are straight up incompetent and thrive due to being able to project themselves well upward - Weekly forced kool aid all company standup. It is pretty gross if you are a critical thinker - Advertised coaching system and associated functions simply serve to provide validation to upper management. It is an echo chamber - Top performers, A players have two choices: integrate into the top layer and pretend and/or try your best to maximize productivity and find yourself frustrated by those who derive value from being blockers and posturing - Some inexperienced and mid tier caliber people who are a bit big fish in a small pond - Many people high up in the company think that they are experts, but in reality have low experience level and derive lessons only from a single toxic environment.

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