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Q&A With GKN Employees
GKN employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at GKN
Growing fast in the aerospace world
Posted 12 days ago
Administration manufacturing and operations mgt
Completely disorganized series or reorganizations with ever-changing leadership. Margin is the only priority
disorganised no where for agency workers to park unless you want to pay over £40 per month to park a mile away from sit
Overall pretty good just need better communication and follow through
Q&A With GKN Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 14
How's the work life balance at GKN?
Depends on your job function and which program you work on. If you say you need to leave or you cannot support you are asked to find someone to replace you, but they will understand your need for a balance
90% work 10% life
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at GKN?
Top Employee Response
future profit to current revenue; always have to push to replace which is a false stress b/c exec mgmt took profit as current.
Managers do not engage with staff on continuous basis. Meetings are often scheduled, rescheduled ultimately cancelled.
What is the best part about your compensation package at GKN?
cost of benefits
Compensated properly, but because poor executive management and amount of work I have mostly performed the work of at least 2 other people.
What does the leadership team at GKN need to get better at?
Terrible, terrible move to bring a group from lost business as "directors" of new geographic locations.
Coaching/mentoring, leading staff to the next higher level.
How's the vacation policy at GKN?
Site specific vacation policies. In Amityville, a non-union employee earns on a sliding scale, the top is 20 vacation days after 15 years.
What are you most excited about working at GKN?
Being able to Work through complex problems
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at GKN?
Communication
What are some of the best things about your team at GKN?
Top Employee Response
We can plan well but the PM's and exec management listen about as well as a brick wall. This will sink the company.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at GKN?
Top Employee Response
great values and sense of community
What needs to change to make the company culture better at GKN?
Top Employee Response
proper plan that works and actually is implemented. stop taking future revenue as current profit.
What do employees at GKN think about their benefits?
GKN employees rate their overall benefits a D+ and most of them think the perks are Terrible. 58% of GKN employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 15-20 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is less than $500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at GKN?
25% of the same employees also feel like GKN is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at GKN.
How are the managers at GKN?
GKN employees rate their manager a D- or 53/100 and the majority do not believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (80%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at GKN?
GKN employees rates their pay and overall compensation a D+ or 56/100. 48% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 67% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at GKN?
24% of GKN employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 17% are neutral and 59% would not recommend working at GKN to their friends.
| 24% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passive |
| 59% | Detractors |
