Toxic Work Environment! - Anonymous employee Kendo Employee Review

1.0
May 21, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun brands, free makeup, and passionate/talented people.

Cons

Manipulative and immature managment leads to information about employees and performance being passed around behind people back. Managment likes to claim that their managment style is "hands off" and will tell new people coming in that the environment is laid back. I assure you, it is anything but. Facts get twisted, no leadership, no clear path to succeed, and a type of culture that creates fear and an "everyone for themselves" environment. I have been thrown under the bus for mistakes that were a group effort and/or under managment direction that had severe consequences. People are told to come on Glassdoor and give them a good rating to improve their status, witch is a huge red flag. It is with a heavy heart that I write a review like this, but I feel I must warn people about this company. I have seen people come and go in this company without notice and everyone is left wondering what really happened. Employees will pour their heart into projects and get chewed up by managment & their VP's for mistakes that were made due to miss-information, poor leadership directions, and lack of communication. I would have done anything for this company and was fine with putting in all the extra work, but got disrespected, looked down upon, and all around ended up dragged through the dirt. Very unprofessional, irresponsible, and a waste of good talented/passionate people.

Explore other reviews about Kendo

5.0
May 5, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

5
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All