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      Kami Reviews

      3.5

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (21 total reviews)

      Hengjie Wang

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      Kami has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kami employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      21 reviews
      1.0
      5 Aug 2021

      Toxic culture, incestuous leadership and cultish culture

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The perks are ridiculous. Seriously.

      Cons

      The perks don’t make up for the lack of competitive salary. It might cost you $10 a week for lunch, but I’d rather have a better salary. A lot of the old guard haven’t worked anywhere else (despite their youth) and are super set in their ways, incredibly biased and resistant to change. Because the culture is that there’s no hierarchy there are power plays in every team, making it so stressful. Basically, the louder you and and the more ruthless you are, the more likely you are to get the better assignments and pay rises. The entire leadership is related, and on top of that, because they’re related the younger ones either pull rank and make messes and get away with it because they’re related to the CEO (causing so much tension and resentment in the teams) or they dump way more work on them, and because they’re family they can’t say no, and no one else can either. It’s pretty disgusting. This is a company that doesn’t understand company culture, has never done an unconscious bias course, and is not diverse or inclusive. They basically think that more perks will distract you from how rubbish the culture is. It’s toxic, and because they haven’t noticed yet, it’s only going to get worse.

      2.0
      5 Dec 2024

      United States-Based Staff Treated Differently

      U.s. employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Salary, small holiday acknowledgement gifts of cookies or Starbucks gift cards.

      Cons

      No healthcare or company contribution to 401K. Manager wants staff to constantly scrimp and save by doing things themselves on-site, but then Exec spends lavishly against budget unnecessarily. The ole do as I say, not as I do. U.S. employees are treated as ‘less than’ from staff in NZ. Regardless of the Kumbaya company culture of being part of the ‘Kamily,’ of equal treatment of employees, staff performance reviews and improvement plans, it does NOT apply to U.S.- based employees. Repeat. It does not apply to U.S.-based employees. NZ staff are coddled beyond comprehension and celebrated for just doing their job. Salaried U.S. staff is expected to go far beyond one’s duties and working hours without any compensation. Performing very well, being respected by one’s peers and external associates, and contributing to company goals bear no merit or compensation from management without drinking the Kool-Aid. Management has little-to-no experience working at other companies which impedes their ability to see the big picture. They focus on minute details that only delay projects without any measurable improvements— resulting in extra effort and off the clock time for worker bees. They hire experienced professionals to develop plans, processes, and train inexperienced staff in NZ, then let the professional go without any justification because they can. Get hired— Pull them out of a major jam— Set them up for future successes—> Bye, bye

      5.0
      17 Aug 2021

      Haters gonna hate but Kami is the best FIVE STAR

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      I saw this one star review and I have to share my experience. Also to those who read this, go do your research and not just rely on these biased reviews *peace*: Let’s answer the issues, shall we? 1. Competitive salary - I think it goes both ways. If you’re unhappy with your salary then talk to your manager and ask for more? You have accepted to be employed at this company and you have agreed with all the terms. Talk talk talk not just complain and don’t own up to your end. And if you ask me, I have negotiated my salary and I got a very positive result and the whole company even got more Esop shares. I mean what?! 2. It’s a startup not corporate. I don’t know what you expect but startups work differently, mate? Perhaps you’re in the wrong place? The best ideas win. Basically startup = hustle. You’re definitely in the wrong place. 3. Family uhm… it’s a family business? Erm, what’s wrong with that? They seem to be working really well together that’s why the company is successful as it is? Also founders are basically married and their family supported them since the beginning. 4. Culture is better than my previous jobs. If you’ve seen what I’ve seen this is night and day. I feel heard, safe and confident. There’s no one in the team that I wouldn’t grab a beer with. 5. Perks - mate, why are you hating on the perks? We get free lunch that costs $20-$40 a person, drinks, snacks, free trips, free language lessons, trainings, flexible work, open door policy… I mean go read more about the company. It’s awesome. 6. Benefits? They offer it to us. EAP which I’ve used for counselling so many times plus company share (Esop) —— you don’t find all these elsewhere! 7. Diversity and inclusion - uhm the company is soooo diverse (see website and Instagram). We have been doing the survey and talk. We are literally a finalist to some diversity award. We have a prayer room, celebrates some cultural days and have language classes. Sure, there’s more that could be done but saying the team isn’t diverse and inclusive is just false news. More cons - again talk to people who actually work there *peace*

      Cons

      If you read this and read the bad review I think you should do a proper research and detective work. Kami has done amazing and I’m thankful for the great years! Of course there will always be bad eggs and nothing is perfect but things also change fast. Like couple people got promoted recently (not me unfortunately) but they deserve it and I’m not hiding behind the keyboard and being bitter. I’d talk to my manager and see what I can do to be like them. Kia kaha

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