Think twice..and just don't do it! - Anonymous employee Kendo Employee Review

3.0
Dec 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*LVMH on your resume *free makeup, often. Good stuff too *travel to cool places, often

Cons

*unprofessional leaders (vp's and sr mgr's who swear too much and are cliquey af) *no structure (can't name one process they have at kendo) *abuse of company money - because structure lacks, higher level people think they can expense everything (down to mani/pedis with a few team members but not the whole team mind you) + meals and ubers taken during off-work hours, because who else will tell them it's not okay? No one! *no communication - what is communication?! Doesn't exist at kendo. Too much running around with internal teams then to brand teams, and key stakeholders are left out of the loop. It's called cc, and teams need to start using it to inform all team members so they're not running around mad *no team culture - they work like you crazy and when you try to wfh or plan a vacation, vp's and sr mgr's lose their damn mind. Needs work on the work-life balance and time to incorporate bonding time across teams. Real fun, not forced fun.

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