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2.0
7 Dec 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Fully stocked fridge, including free coffee, pop and snacks. - Personal and professional milestone celebrations. - Very little supervision; very flexible. - Shift flexibility. - Nice work/life balance. - Motorized stand-up desks. - Generous amount of starting PTO. - Monthly potlucks.

Cons

- Proprietary code! Cannot stress how awful this is as a developer. - No work-from-home. - Steep learning curve. - eCommerce platform is not user-friendly or intuitive. - No version control. - No modern workflow. - Developers are expected to talk regularly with clients. - Main shareholder thinks the employees are, "entitled". - Assumes everyone is available 24/7. - Proprietary code (twice, I know). - Layoffs - Pay freezes This was the best job I've to date until the layoffs started. They laid off four people within a month and a half; three of which were key members. They continue to outsource their work instead of cutting unnecessary costs to keep current employees. Since the layoffs, the atmosphere has changed significantly. Most employees are looking or have left, including those that have been there for many many years. Kalio does not seem to care about acquiring new clients after losing a few this past year. A lot clients have expressed their unhappiness towards Kalio regarding the turn around time on requests and projects. Many of these requests have been requested by management to be completed after hours in order to get them done with no compensation. With all that said, I really did enjoy my time at Kalio and saw myself working there for many years. Unfortunately, that time was cut short and I felt like I needed to move on both technically and financially. It is going downhill quick and it's mostly due to their main shareholder making all the calls.

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5.0
9 July 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Was hired as an intern through the co-op program at Cincinnati State and was nervous about my first experience in an office environment, but it turned out to be a pretty cool and laid-back experience. Did lots of manual website testing, data entry, and report creating -- nothing too exciting, but the kind of stuff you can do with headphones on and not be too stressed out over. My direct supervisor was incredibly kind and helpful. It was an intimate, friendly atmosphere, and at a great location where I never had to worry about parking even if I was late. I kept my head down, did what I was told, and got out after six months with some practical experience to put on my resume. Never had much contact with upper management, but what little I did have didn't leave me with any outrageously negative impressions.

Cons

I can see how certain things might have worn on me if I had been there longer, and was in a more conspicuous position. There's certainly some tension among the support engineers; and work/life balance seems to be a major issue for some, especially middle management. But for me, what I did, and what I wanted out of it -- no complaints.

2.0
30 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You learn A LOT.

Cons

You work A LOT. On call, 3 am, 4am phone calls. Not once did management think about offering comp time for being up a couple hours in the middle of the night. Since it's salary, no OT. The people when I was there were great. Management was, not so much. The company, at the time I was there, seemed way more focus on the eCommerce side of the business, not so much on the IT side of it. Management has great ideas for team morale but they're hardly ever brought to life. Team bonding is great, since it's out of office. They focus on how much they can make and don't seem to car how hard they work you. Many days I worked 12 hour shifts, weekend work, not one comp day was ever offered.

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