Kobiton Reviews

2.1

15% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Sean Barry

3% approve of CEO

8% positive business outlook

Kobiton has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kobiton employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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46 reviews
1.0
14 Mar 2021

Awful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product, killer marketing team, awesome coworkers

Cons

The CRO is a micro-managing maniac that has completely torpedoed the company culture. Knee jerk decisions are frequently made in a vacuum without consulting the talented team around him. Good employees have been let go over disagreements on how to handle things.

1.0
22 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote Work forever Great Peers Cool technology Great health insurance (The only reason I'm giving them 2 Stars on Comp/Benefits)

Cons

Lack of organization: -Hired onto the MM org -Average deal size was roughly ~$10k -They raised the minimum webstore purchase past average MM deal size -This cannibalized the efforts of the MM AEs -No ownership of any process (SDR to AE handoff was atrocious) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monolithic Leadership: -Willing to fire people at the drop of a hat -Majority of sales team did not respect his decisions -Doesn't tolerate feedback/differing opinions -It takes years to build culture but one person to destroy it -Went from a team of 4 MM reps to 1 within a span of 2 days due to poor leadership ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No focus/direction from leadership: -Started day one with no experience in the industry and was told to go after renewals for ENT level organizations (I was hired as an AE not an AM) -They say "no babysitting" on their job description but this means no support- I'm a self starter who hates micromanagement, but there was little to no support whatsoever from leadership ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terrible Onboarding Experience -Showed up day 1 with no training established on my calendar -No playbook to bring me up to speed -Difficult to get time on leadership's calendar ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unrealistic Expectations/Terrible Comp Plan -I was told during the interview and onboarding experience that I would make 10% on every $ sold, but they changed the goal post -You won't get a quarterly plan until 2 months into the quarter -Minimum of 70% quota hit to even make commission -Then you'll face "decelerators" and can't even make the 10% commission until 90% of quota is retired ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No defined KPIs - No path to success -I had no idea the conversion rates (how many discos lead to a demo, demos to POCs, POCs to close) -Everything seems to be measured qualitatively than quantitatively

1.0
3 Dec 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pros this company had were the few people that all agreed that leadership would never get it together. Knowing that someone else was there and shared the same distrust in leaderships ability kept many people together watching out for each other. That an unlimited PTO The people that were not married to the job that you can have a conversation with, without them cringing about you taking care of your work life balance

Cons

Removed phone and internet reimbursement then mandated everyone to come into the office if local with no pay raise, no compensation for gas/travel Reduced in office lunch to one day a week Got rid of the hawks season pass Condescending leadership and people ops Shut up and do your and their work leadership mentaility Favoritism was something that was not hidden in the company and people who might have been hired were more than likely related to or a friend of leadership No upward movement if you were not already in leadership or friends with leadership No transparency in where the company was financially or with clients No honesty of sort from leadership who would try to throw people under the bus when someone talked logically about why something would not work I could add plenty of things but the company is not even on a leg anymore. Hopefully those left find work and enjoy their holiday

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Kobiton Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. While it’s difficult to hear, we take all input seriously and continue to work toward building a stronger and more transparent company culture. I shared some of your comments during an all-employee meeting this week as areas we are not proud of and are actively working to improve. One of the biggest challenges in the past was financial transparency, but now that we are profitable, it has become much easier to share financial information with our employees. We also recognize concerns around favoritism and career growth. To address this, we’ve implemented individual-level metrics with clear incentives, making performance results quantifiable and reducing subjectivity in decision-making. Additionally, over the past six weeks, we have signed four new logos and have begun hiring employees, each with measurable performance goals and incentive plans to ensure fairness and opportunity for growth. We understand that past decisions have impacted team morale, and while we cannot change the past, we remain focused on creating a culture where employees feel valued and rewarded based on their contributions. We appreciate your perspective and hope that those who remain continue to see improvements. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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