Thread regarding CDK Global Inc. layoffs

Layoffs confirmed

10% of CDKi to go - The cull has started

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@9577
You made a funny joke 😂😂😅😅😅😅

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Post ID: @957a+154y9TPM

Joining a union won't help you lol
Tom and HR know how to play the game, you'll just be wasting your time.
If you get made redundant, just take the offer and move on with your life.

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Post ID: @9577+154y9TPM

@952t From earlier post - Unite, Prospect or CWU are the union choices.

Take your pick.

Unite the Union, one of the largest and most prominent trade unions in the UK and Ireland with over 1.1 million members, specializes in aggressive, "fighting back" industrial action, particularly by targeting "chokepoints" in supply chains to secure better pay and working conditions for its members.

Prospect is a UK-based trade union that specialises in representing professional, specialist, and technical employees across both the public and private sectors. With over 160,000 members, they are known for representing highly skilled roles, including engineers, scientists, managers, and digital experts.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is the largest union for the communications industry in the UK, representing over 190,000 members across postal, telecoms, and financial services.

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Post ID: @9561+154y9TPM

@94ta there are a lot of pictures fluctuating on LinkedIn, especially by inexperienced Keyloopers with short tenure, who either didn’t listen to HR guidelines og who is already so tired of the company that they already try to get a redundancy bonus.
As post with names have a tendency to get deleted I will not share any, but just search for Keyloop on LinkedIn and sort by date ;)

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Post ID: @953k+154y9TPM

Which one are people joining?

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Post ID: @952t+154y9TPM

In the voice and style of Baz Luhrmann's - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen, JOIN A UNION NOW. (If you haven't already done so.)

It will be too late to get assistance from them, if you are already having the issue at work and then decide to join and ask the union for help.

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Post ID: @952a+154y9TPM

@9519 Keyloop is using PR’s to give themself an excuse to kick people out, no matter whether you are over- or under performing.
A typical heartless way used by psychopaths and bad managers.

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Post ID: @9521+154y9TPM

Performance review for over performance?? lol Explain

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Post ID: @9519+154y9TPM

Worst company I’ve ever worked for and the only one I was put on performance review for over performance! Absolute sh-t show run by an incompetent VP for Sales UK and his merry useless band of managers. Thank God I had the sense to get out before the ship sinks.

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Post ID: @94xk+154y9TPM

Marbella? That's the destination of choice for criminals and the base for money laundering isn't it?

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Post ID: @94wy+154y9TPM

@94ta oh my sweet summer child... Munich isn't luxurious enough, by far. Think a little warmer

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Post ID: @94w1+154y9TPM

Is there any talk of a major sales convention in Munich recently? Travel, hotel, restaurant, and closing party in traditional dress? No photos posted on LinkedIn? Can anyone confirm?

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Post ID: @94ta+154y9TPM

It is truly striking to observe the ongoing discourse in this thread between the workforce and lower level management, particularly given the profound mismatch between the true narrative and the underlying realities already in motion.

If the current climate strikes you as arduous, I fear you are ill-prepared for the rigors that will inevitably follow under the rule of the next proprietor.

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Post ID: @94sb+154y9TPM

@94m6 Like many others I would be happy to move on. Drop me £750K and I might consider it.

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Post ID: @94rv+154y9TPM

100% agree with @94nm

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Post ID: @94nx+154y9TPM

As a non-manager at Keyloop. Why should I go the extra mile in my daily tasks, help out other colleagues and deprioritise my family if Keyloop's finances are not sufficient to pay my annual bonus, despite my extra efforts? I am quite certain that I am not the only one who feels this way.
Isn't it time to slow down, only work from 9 to 5, no overtime, and let management feel the consequences of their lack of empathy, courage, and compassion? Me doing it alone won't make a difference; I need your help too. Prioritise your family, your children, your friends, your free time and your health.

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Post ID: @94nm+154y9TPM

Call in sick. Go travelling. Live your life. Thank me later.

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Post ID: @94nb+154y9TPM

@94m6 forming a brigade around the KLT online is utterly pathetic. If you are happy with what's going on, jog on back to your work. If people are unhappy with what is going on, just let them vent here. it doesn't hurt you. Unless you are part of the problem?

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Post ID: @94mb+154y9TPM

I’d very much like to move on, and try to make Keyloop a success. if Keyloop isn’t the right fit for you, it’s okay to step away.

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Post ID: @94m6+154y9TPM

I see Kilroy is busting out his suit jacket nowadays. No pay freeze for some

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Post ID: @94m3+154y9TPM

Who is this up and coming company driven by ex CDKi employees? Are they hiring? I've only just started at Keyloop but I need to work for a company going somewhere, not su-king the life out of it's employees. I have never seen such a bad culture within an organisation.

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Post ID: @94kv+154y9TPM

Keyloop is losing the entire European DMS market (including some Rev8 markets). It is, of course, sad that ELT and various product directors have been asleep at the wheel, but I know they were warned — several times during the previous MEM structure and also afterwards. Now, according to “Posh Spice” or whatever I should call her, Keyloop is no longer a DMS company, so the ELT and FP probably don't care. The fact is that a new DMS, including the associated “ecosystem/platform/apps,” has now seen the light of day and even has the backing of dealer organizations in several countries. In addition, several former CDKi/Keyloop managers are at the forefront of this, and people that Keyloop could no longer use, have been brought in to fill support, consulting, product, and engineering roles.
It will be exciting to see how quickly they gain a foothold in the various markets.

Better watch out for "The Fenris-wolf", because we all know what happends when it starts to howl.

BTW for all the haters (happy clappers and managers) that want a name of the company as proof - if you don't know already the name - you truly show how incompetent the company is - and you will when time is right (to late) figure it out.

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Post ID: @94cy+154y9TPM

Being here in Germany for the SKO reminds me of how inflated this company is. 80 or maybe even 90% of the people here are pure hot air. The remaining 10-20% have some or a lot of substance. Moving 80% hot air from all over the world to Germany costs money – a lot of money. And it's money that doesn't give any kind of return, because while everyone in posh style, led by our CRO and her incompetent leadership team, as well as all the managers and sales lemmings, hug and pat each other on the back and say that this is exactly what the company needs to get back on track, the reality is that the ship is taking on water - a lot of water in the best Titanic manner, and just like in the aforementioned disaster, first class is standing ready at the top to jump into their lifeboats with their big bonuses.
Every acquisition Keyloop makes should be seen as a patch or plug to put in the big hole of money that's gushing out. And with the size of the current hole, we can expect to see more acquisitions soon.
Rumor has it that FP has never made a bigger bad investment than when it bought the old CDKi at an inflated price. And if you can just get the same for the company as you originally paid for it, it's considered a success.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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Post ID: @94av+154y9TPM

Things are improving at Keyloop then I see. What a charming environment to work in!

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Post ID: @94at+154y9TPM

Motortech.ie how sad another innovative business to be ruined over night by the clueless imbeciles of keyloop management. If you work for the new purchase immediately leave or you will be forced out in six months with nothing. The track record of this horrible business is beyond comprehension, they are wasting away and sadly taking everyone to the bottom of he-l with them.

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Post ID: @948q+154y9TPM

Pretty rich coming from the one that is pointing the finger to their manager and has no backbone to address the lack of communication

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Post ID: @948k+154y9TPM

Accountability training?
That's finger pointing, what they don't realise is that 3 fingers point back at them.
Let's be honest, there are no managers, they are just messenger's with no backbone.
I hardly speak to my so called manager, what's the point.

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Post ID: @9480+154y9TPM

How much money was wasted on that pointless accountability training? That would have funded decent bonus/merit amounts.

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Post ID: @947x+154y9TPM

@946z Investing in your people is investing in the future, you can have all the fancy tech in te world, without a motivated workforce, it loses value.

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Post ID: @947h+154y9TPM

They don’t try to change though. Look what happened to previous acquisitions. Keyloop say we want your people and ideas as well as products following acquisition, and proceed to say “that’s not the Keyloop way” and change / break what works to the way the LT have always done it. Then wonder why customers are leaving.

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Post ID: @9472+154y9TPM

@946g clearly different areas of money. People and product. Would you expect them to not be investing in the future? People should be more concerned if they wasn’t trying to change.

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Post ID: @946z+154y9TPM

Expectations continue to rise while recognition and reward remain static. The resulting message is unmistakable: sustained effort is assumed, but long-term commitment is no longer valued. As a result, many are quietly looking elsewhere.

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Post ID: @946w+154y9TPM

No pay rises this year due to financial pressures, followed closely by the announcement of an acquisition. A fascinating case study in selective austerity.

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Post ID: @946g+154y9TPM

Lol lol lol

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Post ID: @946c+154y9TPM

Funking clowns makes my blood boil, hate all of em and most the managers are a-s lickers too

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Post ID: @941s+154y9TPM

But you should all be happy because he expressed his heartfelt gratitude for your ongoing commitment, that helps with the bills dont it, hurry up and sale the company before there is nothing left-incompetance in the first degree

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Post ID: @93t6+154y9TPM

Head Honcho still getting his £1,000,000 though plus bonus (dividends). Let that sink in at a time of inflation at 3.4%.

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Post ID: @93s0+154y9TPM

@93nh I was made redundant last year around summertime. When I told HR that, according to the law, I was still entitled to my annual bonus, they told me that there would be no bonus this year (last year - payout this year), so it has been planned for a while now. Keyloop follows a clear FP plan, where the last year before a sale, bonus, and merit increase is something you have to go to the planet Pluto to find.

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Post ID: @93r8+154y9TPM

There’s no merit reward and no bonuses. Goals are set, but whether you hit them or not, there’s zero incentive. So what’s the point in trying? The unspoken rule becomes: do the bare minimum and take the wage. That’s exactly what a lot of support staff do.

Instead of accountability, there’s finger-pointing — people calling each other out when they should be looking in the mirror. The real issue is management. Managers simply don’t manage. From top to bottom, they lack basic leadership, product knowledge, and ownership. Mediocre staff who do next to nothing have been tolerated for years with no consequences.

Support is a mess. New products are poorly delivered. The Service Hub doesn’t work. The recent Daimler Truck and Ford rollouts show just how far the company has fallen. Real expertise has been lost — good people let go and replaced with cheap labour from overseas that lacks the knowledge to support customers properly. How that’s meant to improve customer sentiment is anyone’s guess.

KEYFORCE — if you know, you know.

At this point, it’s only a matter of time before Fusion goes bang.

Everything stinks of the definition of insanity keep doing and making the same mistakes and expect a different outcome the keyloop merry go round in full swing

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Post ID: @93pt+154y9TPM

Following a recent Customer Enablement Town Hall, employees were informed that there would be no merit pay increases and no bonuses. This came despite consistently high targets being set and met, with the consequences ultimately falling on staff rather than leadership.
In my experience, trust in Keyloop’s commitments has been lacking. Expectations are high, but recognition and reward do not align with the effort required.
From both an employment and customer perspective, I would urge caution. The company charges premium rates, yet the level of expertise and delivery does not always reflect this.
Based on my experience, I would recommend carefully considering alternatives before working for, partnering with, or investing in Keyloop’s software solutions.

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