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Kennedy Communications Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)
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Katie Kennedy

100% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Kennedy Communications has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kennedy Communications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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26 reviews
3.0
3 Nov 2015

Account Executive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pleasant and hardworking co-workers, excellent place to learn every aspect of advertising, environment fostered engagement with every department so you're equipped with a broad spectrum of knowledge throughout different mediums of advertising

Cons

Unrealistically large workloads, slow change of pace, promotions were based on the employees longevity with the company opposed to talent or capabilities, no repercussions for anything

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Kennedy Communications Response
10y
We're working hard to create a stable and responsive culture where everyone has a voice. We appreciate your thoughts and advice, thank you!
1.0
6 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The clients can be great, and for the most part the other employees below management level are great to work with. Not much to speak of beyond that, you can have all the activities, snacks and free coffee you can offer but if a company treats you poorly nothing else really matters.

Cons

The culture is horrific. They sit around and brag about what universities they went to even if it was decades ago. Doesn't matter what companies you've worked for or expertise you bring to the table it's what university you went to they want to know about. They judge your clothes, where you live, what activities you are into, judge everything about you like you are in high school again and talk behind your back. They do this with clients too. Even though those clients are what pay their bills they are nice as can be to the client's face but then rip them to shreds behind their back, they look down on everyone. Most unprofessional, disrespectful, snooty management team ever worked with. There's no such thing as confidential or private. If an employee makes a mistake or they have a judgement to pass, every single employee will know about it. Managers should take subordinates under their wings to train and grow them, not cut them down to everyone around them. Don't trust the reviews on here, notice how they are all less than a year who are leaving reviews, that's because management pressures new hires to leave reviews to boost their ratings. Churn is super high, average tenure is 1-2 years. While I worked there for two years some positions even turned over twice. Founder was/is still in charge. His daughter is also on the management team and seriously needs anger management courses. Not uncommon to see her yelling and belittling anyone that gets in her way. Nothing for her to bring an employee to tears. Yelling is also common at this company, almost like there's a 'yell / blame first, ask questions never' policy. Interviews are ridiculous, often asking questions that are intrusive and unacceptable. Think twice before applying for an account executive position. All tiers of management lacks ethics / morals. The owner also likes to hire young attractive (usually) women, and if any of the clients act inappropriately toward you at an event, the owner won't protect you. Company needs an HR department that will hold the owner and his kids accountable. Don't work for this company, wait for something better to come along.

1.0
26 May 2016

This company sucks

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Pros

Disaster. Nothing positive. No one stays longer than a 1/2 a year -- look up via Linkedin.

Cons

A horrible company. Don't get tricked by any reviews. Look and see that no one lasts longer than a 1/2 a year.

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Kennedy Communications Response
10y
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy working with us. If you were with Kennedy recently, then you're aware that the company's quick expansion in previous years has caused something equal to growing pains, but we've moved past that period of transition. While it is true that we hire many up and coming young professionals who, by the nature of their age range, experience their own growing pains and career changes, the median tenure of our employees continues to rise. We'll soon be celebrating work anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, and even 20 years. We wish you all the best in your future work.
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