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Found 84 of over 98 reviews
3.5
61% Recommend to a Friend
40% Approve of CEO

Found 84 of over 98 reviews

3.5
61%
Recommend to a Friend
40%
Approve of CEO
Kobalt Music Group Chief Executive Officer Laurent Hubert (no image)
Laurent Hubert
10 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Great people, friendly, all willing to help you.(in 13 reviews)
  • "Nice office(in 11 reviews)
  • "Culture, Camaraderie, Workplace Environment, Industry Experience(in 7 reviews)
  • "Forward thinking company, with great tech and team.(in 6 reviews)
  • "amazing CEO(in 4 reviews)
Cons
  • "huge workload, bad pay, difficult to progress within the company(in 5 reviews)
  • "Not every manager is a great manager.(in 4 reviews)
  • "Slow progression, low salary and overworked(in 3 reviews)
  • "But the new management were slow to plan out a way to update the tech platform.(in 2 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Don’t recommend

    Oct 4, 2022 - Finance Director in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Startup feel People below upper management is welcoming and kind

    Cons

    Too much to detail No worklofd

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  2. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Amazing Culture, Lacks Competitive Compensation

    Dec 4, 2022 - Business and Legal Affairs in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Culture, Camaraderie, Workplace Environment, Industry Experience

    Cons

    Compensation, Leadership, Short-Staffed, Individual Workloads

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  4. 1.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    The most toxic workplace

    Nov 25, 2022 - Assistant Manager in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    There’s no pros at all

    Cons

    Morale is extremely damn low

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  5. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Kobalt

    Jun 21, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It was a creative environment and Kobalt employed a lot of great people when I was there

    Cons

    Unfortunately I reported to a fairly sexist individual

    1 person found this review helpful
  6. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Good company and benefits, hard to move up.

    Jan 19, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The company culture is great and there are excellent benefits.

    Cons

    It is very hard to move up. You will need to fight for promotions here even if your work is reflective of you deserving one.

    1 person found this review helpful
  7. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Good entry level company

    May 2, 2022 - Administrative Assistant in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great learning opportunity for an entry level person. Great health care, sickdays and benefits.

    Cons

    There is not much room for promotion.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Not what it used to be

    Apr 12, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Large company, room for growth

    Cons

    Upper management have tendency to be toxic, pay below market rate and lack of flexibility around working hours and remote

    2 people found this review helpful
  9. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great company culture

    Aug 25, 2021 - Client Relations Manager in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great culture, environment, people, benefits

    Cons

    Compensation could be much better

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Company

    Jun 23, 2021 - Senior Coordinator in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great roster of clients and team. You learn a lot

    Cons

    Poor Leadership and opportunities to grow

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Fast-paced, growing innovator in the music industry

    Jan 10, 2021 - Finance 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Plenty of opportunities to grow and prove yourself - Smart people passionate about music and artists/writers - Management and employees committed to creating a fairer system for musicians

    Cons

    - Working through kinks in long term business model - Priorities change on a dime

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Kobalt Music Group has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 98 reviews left anonymously by employees. 61% of employees would recommend working at Kobalt Music Group to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kobalt Music Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kobalt Music Group. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.

61% of Kobalt Music Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Kobalt Music Group 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Kobalt Music Group to be senior leadership, career development, benefits and the cons to be management, compensation.

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