Shining stars burn out over time - Anonymous employee Kendo Employee Review

1.0
Jun 26, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great snacks. Wonderful, brilliant coworkers, who make the day tolerable, unless you are swinging a 12 hour shift multiple times a week, with no recognition. So many snacks.

Cons

Do you love not seeing your friends or family? Do you also enjoy having no time to cook or workout? How about being made to feel guilty for using PTO, or better yet, working on your sick day because your workload is higher than Mount Tam? Did you answer yes to any of these questions? Then you’re in luck! Kendo is the hell hole for you. No work life balance. Telecommuting only available to select employees, or upper management and above. Only those who complain enough or throw coworkers under a bus work their way up the corporate ladder, while the rest of us swim in a pool of our communal tears.

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5.0
May 5, 2026
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Pros

Ez work flow that everyone will like

Cons

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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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