Pros

Some co-workers
Some shareholders
Location
Provides education for the green ones
Kerkering Barberio was known for it's name, now there is no Mr. Kerkering or Mr. Barberio involved in the company anymore. This is very sad as one in particular made this company what it used to be.

Cons

The ship is sinking and the shareholders have not even handed out the life jackets.
I wish it was like the "old" days when every one got along with each other especially the shareholders. Why does one always want to be boss and act out? Some just can't be happy and want more and want others to be unhappy right along with him.

Too many chiefs. Too much gossiping. Too many secrets. Too many eyes.

Too many people think they can do or say whatever they please just because they are sleeping and/or are friends with their shareholder. It is a double standard around here.

Just let us do our jobs in our used small cubicles that the drawers won't even stay closed.

Advice to Senior Management

People that are are blaming management, management can only do as much as the shareholders will allow. Remember who pays management. The shakedown has just started. Until they get control of one shareholder there will be problems. There is no respect for each other. It is all about the money. All respect went out the door when the last male shareholder retired. As we all know, each shareholder is in business for themselves. It's like executive suites, they hire their own team and pay rent and operate under the Kerkering Barberio name.

Pros

Only the shareholders get the view. We used to have a nice view in the break room but the condos messed that up. Why do we even have a break room? You are always looked upon or check on when you go in there. Breaks are not deserved nor earned here in some eyes.

It is a known fact that you must be friends with your shareholder or else! See older posts and COMMENTS.

Cons

Like someone said previously, "If you aren't friends with your shareholder, you are basically on the outs to begin with.
Lots of favoritism.
Certain employees are allowed to act as bosses (and not even in management positions).
Other shareholders turn a blind eye to the chaos of their department and just care about billing clients and getting their pay." WELL SAID!

Advice to Senior Management

Do the shareholders really make a company? Perhaps some do and some don't. Stop walking on the female shareholders. Please listen to what we are saying, please.

Pros

Perfect location, crappy building but thankful I have a job. Love my coworkers.

Cons

It just a job not a career. Poor management of employees. As previous posts indicate, favoritism is quite noticeable. You must have some type of relationship with your shareholder to get a promotion here. Some shareholders are treated like dirt and that is quite noticeable too. Very sad as we have some very talented female shareholders here. There is one shareholder that seems to have too much testosterone. He should be voted out or demoted like he did to another shareholder.

Advice to Senior Management

Is it really management's fault that they can not control a senior shareholder? Management is in all reality the messenger. Give them a break. We can only pray that he leaves on his own and takes his people. How peaceful KB would be. It can not get any worse unless they make him managing shareholder. It is not always greener on the other side.

Pros

Name, location, reputation (you think) and coworkers.
Free CE
You can get your education here paid, get experience and then leave.

Cons

Not appreciated as to what you bring to the table. You have no voice in this company. If you upset certain people, you get let go. The break room is monitored. If you take a break, you are stared at when certain people enter the room. Only certain people are allowed to have fun at this company.

Shareholders are in business for themselves. They operate as they are in business alone not has a whole. They all just operate under the KB name. They each have their own practice. It is just not seen as such on the outside. This is a very broken company when you get inside. Eight years and there has been change but not for the better.

Advice to Senior Management

Management keep up the good work. It is a tough market to be searching for a job.
Leadership is great when you have full power.

Pros

Name recognition.
Name recognition.
Name recognition.

Cons

If you aren't friends with your shareholder, you are basically on the outs to begin with.
Lots of favoritism.
Certain employees are allowed to act as bosses (and not even in management positions).
Other shareholders turn a blind eye to the chaos of their department and just care about billing clients and getting their pay.

Advice to Senior Management

Shakedown of shareholders/managers/supervisors in order. There are good employees who want to do their jobs but it is tainted by the lack of respect provided in most departments and too many henchmen who are just out to cut heads. Not a comfortable work environment, no open door policy. And to be more realistic about the hours that they want employees to work.

Pros

Good opportunity. Good location. Donuts, bagels on friday. Nice people to work with. Birthday cake once a month.

Cons

See ratings. Also, employee of the month is not based on performance, but on popularity.

Advice to Senior Management

Pretend like you care about your employees. It will make them more loyal and more productive.

Pros

My team, my shareholder, I enjoy public accounting.

Cons

Favortism, long hours, location is downtown and we get a lot of riff raff in and around the building. Plus there is a PUB on the street level of the building that attracts the poeple you don't want to run into late at night when you are leaving the building alone. Management just sends out emails to warn us to be careful (just to cover their a**es.) They don't care or they would set ground rules or have 24-hour security. The parking facility is very dangerous. The Firm is just not what it used to be several years ago.

Advice to Senior Management

Being a Christian, and as most parents taught us, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. I will keep it as such.

Pros

Will we get raises or won't we? We are paid low base salaries because we are promised overtime, but now we are not allowed to work overtime. We are called in if we work one hour overtime like children. This is not fair in this economy! We are still working just as hard and just as much.

Location, technology, and coworkers. On the outside, it looks to be a large firm but each shareholder has his/her own practice, and it is broken down into teams.

Cons

Size of firm. You don't get the family feeling anymore. If you are seen talking in the hallway you are frowned upon, it's just work, work, and work. They will beat you down to work, but do not want to pay you overtime anymore.

Advice to Senior Management

We have no HR dept. We have no one we can trust or talk to about anything. Management treats us like children. Who can we go to when we have a problem that is confidential? Is this so hard to ask of a company? I have a problem right now and I need talk to someone about it, and I don't feel comfortable talking with my shareholder. The dress code is terrible and is all HR can say is "I can't enforce it". Why waste money on a handbook then?

Pros

It provides a pay check. The benefits are good. For the most part, the office conditions are safe and nice. They are successful in hiring good workers and good people.

Cons

I felt like I was misled as to what my opportunities would be. The style of communication in our department was very lacking. If you are considering a position with KB in a supervisory role, ask to speak to members of the team you would be overseeing. This provides an opportunity to hear their specific concerns and may give you some clues as to issues and challenges, if any, they are facing.

Advice to Senior Management

Be honest about what you want from a prospective employee. Consider patterns that may be developing within certain departments, especially as it effects retention of talented staff

Pros

They realize and acknowledge that employees are their greatest assets. Professional growth through continuing education and personalized training is evident throughout all levels within the firm. Employees are given many resources, such as computers (IT equipment), office/workstation equipment, software, access to higher level staff for guidance and advice, and a high level of security within the office building to create a comfortable and efficient work environment. The company wants their employees to succeed and provide thier clients with unsurpassed and specialized service.

Cons

Client deadlines can create issues with families and personal obligations during the year. However, KB is always willing to accomodate and work within the needs of their employees. It can be difficult to balance your personal life with work responsibilities, but KB promotes a team approach to deal with these problems for both the benefit of their employees and clients.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to treat your employees as your greatest assets and acknowledge and respond to the ever changing needs of employees and clients as the business environment is changes.