Kensington reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)

Boris Elisman

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Kensington has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kensington employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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63 reviews
3.0
Oct 2, 2014

Used to be a fun place to work

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Pros

I always liked the ever-changing products that changed with the times...new iPhone & iPad accessories. Cool new computer accessories, etc. Even my managers were great to work for and I always wanted to do well for them. Unfortunately, that's where it stops...

Cons

As other reviewers of this company have said, it seems as though Kensington is always one step short of creating that AWESOME product. A lot of products came off the shelf from overseas, even though there's an R&D facility just over the border in Canada. Each product launch had some "fatal" flaw that couldn't set them apart from the competition. And while I loved my direct managers, the ones above them didn't seem to "get it." Sales quotas would be handed down with no knowledge of the specific account or current sales environment. And they were always pushing accounts to load up on inventory to hit that unattainable sales number only to be left chasing that number again the next quarter.

5.0
Jul 1, 2018

Great place to work

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Pros

The Professionals' Choice is Kensington's tag line, this applies to the products as well as to the people at Kensington where everyone is extremely supportive, courteous, results driven and are willing to jump in at a moments notice to help in any way they can. This is a team that's is truly an honor to work with and to be a part of. If you're one that is creative, willing to explore innovative methods and open to trying new approaches to any discipline then this is the perfect place for you.

Cons

Can't really think of any cons.

2.0
Sep 6, 2017

Kensington Computer Products Group - a division of ACCO Brands

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Pros

Well thought out product concepts are welcomed, and will usually receive funding. Small workforce provides for autonomy and requires a tremendous amount of cross functional collaboration.

Cons

Focused on a shrinking market. Innovative product expectations are unrealistic. Parent company (ACCO) has longer product lifecycles, as a result, synergies are limited to pure infrastructure (IT, distribution, Finance).

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