Pros
While at KF I got to meet and work some genuinely talented scientists and engineers and had the opportunity to make lifelong friends.
Cons
The bloated management/administration was so out of touch with the needs of the employees, particularly those of the junior staff. They bemoan the fact that junior staff retention is so low, but there were few incentives for anyone to stay more than a few years.The pay was very low compared to my peers at other firms and the ESOP only benefited employees who had been there for decades. I hear now that there is 401k matching, but where I was there it was not the case. God forbid you get stuck on an ExxonMobil project because that will be the last you see of any other types of work. KF was EM's lickspittle through and through as it fought for table scraps.
