Innovative, principled, but does not value diversity and inclusion - Manager Koch Employee Review

2.0
Feb 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is decent at the manager level at some subsidiaries Use of robotic technology makes some processes more efficient, innovative Principled

Cons

In the Corporate office, a handful of minorities hold position of manager+ (out of almost 3000) Employees strongly encouraged to adopt Koch's political beliefs (conservative, libertarian) Many employees do not abide by guiding principles Difficult - if not impossible- to advance if you are a minority Promotions are far and few between if you don't know the right people Frameworks often lead to red-tape and become bottlenecks to progress Culture is cult-like Expected to wear multiple hats, no work-life balance and can be very stressful Terrible vacation policy Telecommuting discouraged in vast majority of corporate positions

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Koch Response
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Thank you for taking the time to express your candid thoughts and advice about diversity at Koch. We are currently sharing your feedback with our businesses as a reminder of why it’s important to hire, develop and retain team members who are aligned with our culture and offer diverse perspectives. This approach is essential to discovering new opportunities to achieve better results.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Good insurance. The Atlanta office was more flexible with remote/hybrid work

Cons

The politics. People devalue teammates. Constantly changing direction so no meaningful impact can be made. Not a lot of diversity. If you don’t ask how someone’s kids are, you get complaints that you’re cold and difficult. Got there and a reorg killed the reason I was hired and was never provided with any sort of hope of growth opportunities.

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