Political Reviews - Melbourne Office - Student Services Keypath Education Employee Review

1.0
5 Jul 2017
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Pros

Keeping it honest - nothing at all was good about this workplace

Cons

I've been following Glassdoor reviews for this company for a while and it's been really political. As soon as a negative feedback comes through, the current staff members are told to go on to the website to put up 5 star reviews so that the company gains some better reviews.. And so that the negative ones fall below. If you notice their strategy, it's absolutely childish. Keypath - a lot of staff members have had a really bad experience with you, instead of being childish, own up to it and don't ask your staff to consistenly put up dishonest reviews so that you can trick other people to work for you.. It's not going to work. Saying all of that, shows how the company is. For ages, nobody put up any reviews, and once ex-staff members speak up about their bad experiences, people seem to suddenly post really positive (dishonest) reviews.. Doesn't make sense. I worked in the student services team and let me tell you, the managers across the enrolment and student success teams were really unprofessional. You'd get shouted at, you'd get picked on and dare I say, even bullied in some cases. If you tried doing something different or tried to progress, you'd be given false promises so you'd stay on but never would anything happen. Their staff turnover is ridiculously high. Senior staff management walk around like they're really important, and doing some great work but sadly no work happens. No progress is made. They give promotions to only those staff members in already higher positions such as the marketing team.. But not to those who work so hard to bring in the students in the first team like the enrolment team, and then the student success team who keep the students there. Be warned, you will be working as a customer services agent at a call centre. That is what this job is, as another review said. This company is filled with political, dishonest and completely rude senior staff. They seriously don't care for you. I've worked for other start up companies and have never seen such a negative culture anywhere - they try to bribe you with silly incentives and free food items in the kitchen, but that's not enough to be recognised or to make progress in your career. This is not a stepping stone. This company is for graduates only. Not for well rehearsed professionals.

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Keypath Education Response
8y
I am very sorry your experience at Keypath was not positive. While we try to work with everyone on a great experience, sometimes fit is not great. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I do want to clarify a few things based on your comments 1. We have never asked our people to post positive reviews. Folks post positive and negative comments on their own without our intervention. 2. We have had several promotions in many different departments. 3. Our job descriptions are online. We have nothing to hide with expectations. 4. We are always looking to better employee retention, but on a whole we have a better retention rate compared to industry averages. Again, we are not perfect, we make mistakes, but I am so proud of what we have built in Australia and the culture to improve will make us better in the future. Steve Happy to discuss further. Steve.fireng@keypathedu.com

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Cons

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1.0
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Strong remote‑first culture, which I appreciated.

Cons

I was one week into the job when my manager informed me that my pre‑planned vacation would not be approved. This trip was booked and fully paid for a year in advance, and it was meant to celebrate several major milestones in my life: my graduation, my 30th birthday, and my anniversary. Canceling was not an option without losing several thousands of dollars. During this conversation, I was told that new hires are only allowed to take two days off at a time. This policy was never mentioned during the hiring process, and I could not find it anywhere in my new‑hire paperwork. For a company that emphasizes work‑life balance and well‑being, the lack of flexibility was surprising and disappointing. Instead of working with me on a reasonable solution, they chose to deny the request entirely. As a result, I resigned. It’s unfortunate that the company preferred to restart the hiring process rather than allow one pre‑planned vacation. I do not recommend accepting a job at this company if you have any upcoming travel or personal commitments.

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Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re sorry this situation was disappointing, particularly given how meaningful this trip was. PTO guidelines, including expectations for new hires, are reviewed during onboarding, and we encourage early discussion of any pre‑planned commitments. We appreciate the feedback and wish you all the best going forward
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