KB Home Reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)
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Jeff Mezger

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

KB Home has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 478 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KB Home employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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478 reviews
1.0
23 Oct 2019

Don’t be tempted by the $

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Pros

- well structured procedures - pretty consistent between divisions - you can learn a lot that can spring board you into your next career

Cons

- archaic procedures, technology and management style - slow to promote - wants you to blindly follow and never question - management is the worst I have ever seen - if you’re not at your desk you’re not working (and they will walk around to check/babysit) - discriminatory practices toward working parents - upper management in LA is wayyyy too important to acknowledge the existence of anyone in accounting - except to yell at the “boss” who has zero backbone and will just push the crap downhill - don’t become a manager unless you want to spend 60% of your time signing AP checks - quarter end you’ll have to wait around long after you’re done with work to watch “boss” type numbers into his computer, ask irrelevant questions, and deem you worthy of going home - This list could go on, but hopefully you figured out that people and culture mean absolutely nothing here. Whoever you are, you can do better. Don’t sell yourself short by taking a job here.

2.0
29 Jun 2016

If you enjoy dysfunction and favoritism, work here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent pay, great benefits and made a few great references and friends.

Cons

This is the most dysfunctional work environment I've ever been in. If you are a brown noser and worked at Pulte you will do great here since that seems to be the common theme among those that are promoted and treated well. Otherwise, the ceiling is very low and the trust and respect for the employees is little. You are a little fish in a big pond and that is most definitely the way it feels. Unfortunately, management is so busy playing favorites that they don't actually see who is a talented asset and who is just blowing smoke.

3.0
13 Jan 2016
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Pros

The team members were great. They do like to have fun. Homes are beautiful.

Cons

Extremely micro-managed. Very little time off. Expected to work on days off. High turnover with builders.

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