Q&A With CDK Global Employees

Executive Comp

company is not growing - company is bleeding customers

Some layered apps sell well, the entire core of the business is in trouble.

some get away with it and do nothing all day and others are not allowed.

The policy was just altered to restrict working remotely. The company has now put a focus on employees coming into the office daily, even if they are in roles that do not require employee or customer interaction (e.g., coders). Previously the policy was at manager-level discretion, but now any remote working is limited to 1-2 days per week and must be approved at the VP and HR level. It is a step backwards and damaging to employee engagement, especially to those that rely on flexible scheduling.

Depends on your department.

yes

Yes

Remove percentage caps from pay increases and allow associates to move into new roles at the full compensation amount instead of restricting the maximum compensation increase to a percentage. Allow managers to give their direct reports raises without having to jump through hoops or fight a months long battle with HR. Also pay associates what they're worth according the national and regional averages.

I would stop pretending that our products are cutting edge by making the culture with this new age vs. Our products are old and out dated no matter how much you make everything look shiny.

fire top execs and stop layoffs that happen every month.

More cuts due this year

Just gone through a round of redundancies in the UK , 10% or around 40 people loosing their job

4 rounds of lay offs a year... so not very safe.

Most are very nice people. They are many toxic people here, mostly in HR.

depends..

Co-workers are nice, talented folks. Overworked and unmotivated

Decent.

2 weeks , use it or lose it. No vacation at the end of any quarter

Fantastic. 2 weeks regular vacation, 2 week floating vacation, and 1 week of sick leave.

Open floor plan, loud, obnoxious. hard to focus on anything unless you bring in some headphones to drown everyone else out.

check out some of the detailed reviews on other job review sites.. it's terrible. very command and control, very negative culture. Terrible HR department.

Best way I’ve heard a coworker describe it: “everyday at CDK I don’t know if I’m getting promoted or fired.”

Most people I have talked with about this are just sitting around waiting for him to leave the company as that seems to be his pattern. Nobody takes him seriously.

he's one of the lowest rated CEO's in the US - look it up.

CEO has a track record for creating efficiencies via smoke and mirrors, then selling. Leadership is all over the place with regards to strategy.

Fine.

in the words of the CTO: "Work life balance is a myth"

depends on the team you work on. Some have no work life balance (most new initiatives), others have little work and are waiting to be let go.

Below average - you have to pay for parking which is 200+ a month. They now no longer provide home internet and l the health insurance is pricey! They also stopped paying for my phone even though I get called nights and weekends almost every day.

The usual medical, dental, vision, disability, optional life, etc. Also HSA/FSA accounts and 401k retirement.

Free public transit

Work from home.

Can you say merger??? The company will be bought out by another in a year or two.

If you are in Seattle, start looking for a new job.

Not a lot of confidence in it. About to hit a breaking point in the support world I think.

They make it extremely difficult. Promotions must be approved by several leaders in the chain of command which takes a long time, and then once approved the employee's compensation is only increased by a capped percentage (usually around 7% max) instead of being increased to the appropriate compensation range for that role.

all decisions are made by the CTO.

Make friends with upper management and co-workers, whatever it takes. Talent and skill will only get you so far here. Recent layoffs have thrown the veterans and the young bucks into niches that doesn't fare well in the office.

be a yes man

Know someone that works there

Talk about Websites, and cool buzz words. The team likes that

depends on what promises the CTO has made.

Up and down, can be really busy or very slow.

Fast but the quality of work is lacking

Raises are rare, apart from minuscule annual merit increases. Raises and compensation adjustments must be cleared by a ridiculous number of people and usually require a months long fight to justify the increase. Comp adjustments are also capped by a tiered percentage so associates moving to roles in a higher pay grade can only receive a raise capped out by the respective percentage for the grade difference (10% max) which often results in being paid less than the median of what the new role is worth.

Once a year based on company overall performance.

1.2 % max per year

Not sure was interviewed when they were ADP.

depends on who the hiring manager is.

Dedication, experience, urgency, commitment, loyalty and personalities.

We all want to make a positive impact for our customers and company

They have experience and passion

8 years. Hate and despise it but it pays better than what I could get else where at this point.

22 years

17 years. Honestly it was much better before it was CDK. Now it's more of just a job.

Paid well for performance

Annual Bonus

A few are.

Both. Senior level positions work with fellow creatives and business partners

Not really. These are engineers. More literal and binary than anything.

Recognition for hard work

It's an open and collaborative physical environment, and we try to make it pleasant and provide perks where we can

Not sure how this company can even tell if I'm an actual employee

Making Wall Street happy is key and this company will make you know that, it will make you feel what many other Americans feel. Toxic.

Replace management , go private