Does Knotel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Knotel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Knotel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Knotel?

44% of Knotel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Knotel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Knotel?

Manager (11) , Account Executive (8) , Project Manager (6) , Associate Director (4) , Intern (4) , Operations (4) , Operations Manager (4) , Designer (3) , Director (3) , Real Estate Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Space Operations Manager (3) , Associate (2) , Legal Counsel (2) , Senior Associate (2)

What are the pros of working at Knotel according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and culture!" ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing peers and colleagues!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Flexibility/good work life balance" ((in 4 reviews)); "Folks are really sharp, engaged and there is a good company culture." ((in 4 reviews)); "Used to have nice office space, but then when costs were tight moved to an awful office" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Knotel according to real employee reviews?

"Management in NY are in their high horses and believe they are better among the rest, but it also depends on which team you’re on." ((in 12 reviews)); "Absent senior leadership so no real guidance" ((in 12 reviews)); "The company still has some growing pains of establishing good communication between HQ and local offices and sharing vision and plans across the Org." ((in 9 reviews)); "upper management is a mess ." ((in 7 reviews)); "CEO is out of control and full of himself" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Knotel redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Knotel redundancy and their outlook for job security at Knotel in 2026.

Knotel Reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)

Amol Sarva

46% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Knotel has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Knotel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real estate industry (3.8 stars).

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192 reviews

1.0

9 Feb 2018

Would not recommend

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The best thing about this place is the industry. Real estate used to be boring. Flexible workspace, thats exciting. Its the space that WeWork created and others followed into. Most people who work here are friendly, happy, smiley people. You'll enjoy working with them.

Cons

Really, its the CEO . He's not a bad guy, but just needs to grow up and get leadership training. He comes across as being quite immature and says things that are insensitive, arrogant and offensive. I think he was probably a nicer guy a few years back, but success seems to have gotten to his head...

1.0

25 Jan 2019

Selfish, rude, pompous leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fast growing company, interesting concept, cool employees.

Cons

The CEO can be wildly unprofessional, egotistical, and condescending, depending on the situation. Carries a holier-than-thou attitude that is highly disrecpectful. I almost think he's a sociopath. Just look up his name and you'll see that he values efficiency and order over true empathy, not just superficial savior-type acting.

1.0

22 Apr 2020

Company is all lies

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Smart people who want to work hard

Cons

- CEO cares more about being in the news/headlines than the health of the company or its employees - Serious favoritism creating unfair work environment - Company and HR does not hold people accountable who are treating women differently than men and not giving them the same opportunities - Very cliquey and secretive - High level decisions are made with no explanation, are not well thought out and poorly implemented - People are not given the power, responsibility, or opportunity to do your job effectively - No clear direction, management gives calls where they tell the employees lies and empty statements, only the insiders know the real state of the company - No one on the leadership team actually knows how to run a company, all just Amol's friends

Knotel Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback. We know that the last few months have been a difficult time for our employees, with the disruption we’re going through as a company and globally. A lot of your feedback centers around communication, and we want to respond to that. We have put into effect different processes and teams that are centered on ensuring honest, consistent communication around how and why decisions are made, what our strategy is now and in the future, and so on. We will ensure that we continue to strengthen the lines of communication across the organization.

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