Truthful Review - Anonymous employee Kendo Employee Review

2.0
Aug 24, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kendo has an amazing set of brands that are continuing to grow. Supporting those great brands are some of the most talented and creative people in the industry. The office is beautiful with lots of food/beverages, and more social events or 'parties' than most companies.

Cons

You will see work/life balance repeat itself throughout all of these reviews and there's a reason for that...there is zero work/life balance. You have to live and breathe Kendo (or your brand) or you will not survive. While there are some extremely talented and creative people within the company, there are also those that make life miserable. Unfortunately, in many cases, those people are in management positions and can therefore influence careers of unsuspecting prey. There is a lot of talking behind backs (backstabbing), deflecting negative attention to other groups/people, lack of communication, and secret motives. This is not a collaborative environment, but more of an environment of 'protect yourself'. There is no protection, support or training for younger employees so many times they are working extremely hard with no career path forward and get thrown under the bus from their unqualified management. Unfortunately, Kendo will never get rid of the bad apples because they've been there for a lengthy period of time. Apparently you can act any way you want as long as you've been there for long enough.

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5.0
May 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ez work flow that everyone will like

Cons

No cons I currently think of

2.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some really amazing people to work with depending on the team you're on. Good exposure to what it's like to work on a celebrity brand and for a larger corporation (though it's also a con). They have a good selection of snacks, coffee, amenities.

Cons

There are some really awful people to work with. Lots of "mean girls" which will stay this way unless they swap out some people at the top. Huge lack of accountability, lots of blaming and pointing fingers. They have a beautiful set of principles that they don't follow. Processes are terrible - no one will take ownership and put proper ways of working in place. Kendo is best for younger folks just out of college so they can train you to believe this is the best way of working, and it's just not.

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