Koolbit Reviews

2.7

45% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Amy Wilson

Not enough data to show CEO approval

40% positive business outlook

Koolbit has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Koolbit employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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15 reviews
1.0
1 Feb 2014

Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free food, easy access to public transportation and convenience stores, generally friendly and competent co-workers, decent office with lots of space.

Cons

The CEO has a terrible habit of insulting and bullying his employees. To make matters worse, he rarely speaks to employees in private, he will berate them out in the open of the office for everyone else to hear. The CEO will also contradict himself constantly. He will change his mind on the direction of any given project without warning, sometimes at the very last minute before a deadline, and he never takes responsibility for the consequences, he only blames others. On a number of occasions while working at Koolbit, my co-workers and I were told that we were not adults, that we were not professionals, and that we had no worthwhile ideas or suggestions. Needless to say, I never felt respected or valued as an employee.

5.0
10 Jan 2014

Great Opportunity

Recommend
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Pros

Koolbit has an awesome technology stack, and a serious team of A players. Gerard is great leader, and to me a few things set him apart from the rest. He's a true visionary and has the ability to inspire people from executives through to individual people. His bandwidth is unbelievable and he's able to operate effectively at multiple different levels from the board level through to product details. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, he has a disposition and approach that endears people to him, while simultaneously commanding their respect for him as a leader. I hope I get the chance to work with him again.

Cons

Tough, fast moving industry. Not a place for C Players to hide.

2.0
1 Oct 2013

Great Coworkers, Bad Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Close to BART (and the methadone clinic) Always new employees to introduce yourself to. Quirky co-workers Decent Pay

Cons

The CEO is abrasive, if not outright mean and condescending. Low employee moral High turnover Disorganized work environment Expectations change or are never made clear Hard to have pride in the end product (mobile slot machines)

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