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Updated Sep 21, 2021
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Brendan Mooney
165 Ratings
Pros
"Great place to work overall with great people who are understanding of personal circumstances" (in 17 reviews)
"Flexible working hours, good company culture" (in 16 reviews)
Cons
"The back-office teams in Belfast are hugely under-resourced and therefore disorganised" (in 16 reviews)
"Has grown quickly and is experiencing growing pains in Corporate teams/processes and communication but these are recognised and they plan to fix these" (in 10 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Excellent benefits Flexible working arrangements Top quality, talented staff
Cons
Some travel may be required, depending on location
Thanks for posting your comments. (I like your brief style of feedback!) Brendan
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Excellent Support Great response Good management Core values
Cons
No cons as of my experience
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Growing company , good offerings, good people
Cons
Getting more corporate and attracting more corporate types
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Paid vacation leave and sick leave. Vhi medical insurance. Fruit and tea/coffee in home office. Opportunities to work on customer sites. Laptop and laptop bag provided. Opportunities to go on certified training courses. Christmas parties.
Cons
Role was made redundant. Ultimately the best career advice and mentoring came from clients on customer site rather than assigned "career coaches". Wasn't supported to move to other business units or change roles. Promotion/career advancement seemed unclear for regular staff who weren't company favourites.
Continue readingKainos Response
Managing Director
Thanks very much for taking the time to provide the feedback. I like the reference to 'the laptop bag' being a 'pro' - it made me smile, which I guess was the intention! In terms of promotions and career advancement I thought that it was transparent - in the first 9 months of this year 160 people have been promoted (I don't have the exact figure for those that were unsuccessful in promotion - I'm guessing no more than 20-30 people). There are regular calls for promotion recommendations - the recommendation can be made by virtually anybody in the company although it is usually from someone's career coach or their day-to-day manager. There are clear and published criteria against which people are assessed on their ability to successfully undertake the next career level. The promotion process is also supported by the career development activity - which includes a formal, documented career, talent and performance review every six months. So while this feels pretty comprehensive, it may be that it did not work perfectly for you - if that is the case, please accept my apologies. Thanks again for providing the feedback. Best wishes, Brendan
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great opportunities exist for all delivery staff, enabling rapid progression from entry level positions to a varied range of roles across many industries and geographies. Very professional in dealings with customers and well respected and commended by clients. If you have a good idea, you can take it to management and it can be implemented. People are typically excellent, best I've seen in any organisation. Workplace maintains a friendly, helpful atmosphere. Lots of support around training. If you are good at what you do, that will be recognised, and you will do well. Management are approachable and listen to staff and communication flows both ways.
Cons
At times, internal admin functions are HQ-centric, slow to react, and lowest cost wins, despite the employee inconvenience or long-term aims of the company. Not sufficient diversification in projects across industries and locations for all staff at and all levels. On occasion, different BUs within the organisation work for their own good, rather than for the advancement of the company.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
People focused, large opportunities, small co feel, growing rapidly
Cons
Growing rapidly is not for all.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Culture, People and Work make it an easy place to work in
Cons
Perhaps a bit more diversity at senior management level.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
- Exciting 2025 strategy for growth - Gift shares annually to ALL employees - Good benefits - private healthcare, Skills for me (£250), wellbeing support - Really talented, high quality people - the best I have worked with in my career! - Superb range of training available - skills, technical and personal development - great elearning apps - Flexible working hours - Nice workspaces - Culture of helping and caring for people yet achievement focused
Cons
- Pay is not the highest in the market but the shares make up for it. - Not a diverse community but Senior Mgt recognises this are working on it.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
People are willing to help each other Lots of smart people Huge variety of work, with lots of challenge across loads of technologies
Cons
There's always more work than time, it takes proactive effort to make sure that this is balanced.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Strong focus on employees wellbeing
Cons
Nothing so far - pay is good but there are some higher paid grad schemes
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