Kainos Reviews

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.

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.

Pros

Great work environment built around learning and improvement. Very relaxed and friendly teams that encourage both personal and professional growth. Open and honest management structure giving employees a transparent view of the projects.

Cons

Not as highly paid as others in the industry

Pros

Everyone has good skills and supports you

Cons

not all projects are equal

Pros

Staff share save scheme. Share Incentive Programme. Diverse benefits package. Team members work "with" their managers not "for" them. Exec team take time to listen to & action employee feedback.

Cons

Only con I can think of would be that pre-covid travel could be a bit intensive at times. However, the new normal is likely to entail more WFH and customers requiring less on-site presence than before.