MKS Reviews in Kitchener, ON Area

Pros

Good work-life balance, decent pay

Cons

The bigger a*s/more difficult/useless you are, the more likely you are to get promoted/remain
So many "lifers" doing nothing and no one notices
Seniority, not ability and tenacity secure your position
Management bases ideas about people on conjecture and assumption
Great, innovative people let go constantly
Negative energy, poor morale
Change the org chart as often as they change underwear
If you aren't in a certain clique you don't have a hope in hell

Advice to Senior Management

Take the time to find out what is really going on in your departments.

Pros

New equipment, travel, expenses etc are all top notch

Cons

coworkers compete against you
gossip and talking behind your back
bad mouthing others
smile to your face, talk badly behind your back
HR is a joke

Advice to Senior Management

stop the unofficial reviews of employees based on other employees comments

Pros

MKS has a really friendly environment for developers and has a laid back feel to it. They are very pro family and will offer flexible hours and will try to accommodate work to events in your life if necessary.
There is a very pro techie feeling here that is not found in non software companies.
Good environment for people just coming out of Comp Sci.

Cons

The product we produce is so limited in usability that its difficult to discover what it can actually do.
Marketing is very poor.
Management decisions can border on bizarre if not simply unjust.
While management are very personable, it can be difficult to understand their rational.
Tendency to fire employees without warning.
Depending what department you are in, career development can be limited.

Advice to Senior Management

I think there needs to be more focus on building a product that people will want to use to the level where they actually recommend it to other people.