Kennedy Wilson Reviews

4.3

79% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)
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William J. McMorrow

88% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Kennedy Wilson has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kennedy Wilson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real estate industry (3.8 stars).

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61 reviews
2.0
5 Mar 2019
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re privileged to be in the “inner circle” of the executives, you will be payed well.

Cons

Top heavy. The C suite uses company funds to throw lavish dinners, board meetings, and even complete personal home improvements (fact). The executives are given outrageous sums but the rest of the company is nickeled and dimed on benefits and vacation. There is no management. Because of the founder-run culture, promotions are completely random and most people with power have no idea how to lead people. There is tons of inter-office drama and passive aggressive behavior. Everyone runs around frantically to please the erratic demands of the CEO. They want workers, not thinkers. The C suite does not want change or innovation. They have explicitly said they do not want to conduct surveys or hear feedback from their employees. Bottom-line results are all that matters.

2.0
10 May 2018

Blehhh

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Generally laid back without Type-A personalities. People are pleasant and professional in European offices. Ok with balancing family and work life.

Cons

Benefits are poor but management is oblivious. Very much a haves/have-nots situation with people in the inner circle getting all the kudos. Internal self promotion and personal PR are more important than results. Senior management are very liberal with their own compensation, not so with the rest. “What have you done for me lately? Oh... ok... well, what are you going to do for me soon?” Culture of only giving positive news. Inflated sense of self-importance as a company and treating service providers and third parties like you’re doing them a favour every time you offer to do business with them.

1.0
13 Dec 2013

One of the most dysfunctional companies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I exited this puppet show as quickly as possible.

Cons

IT is laughable. At one point, the companies IT was down for weeks at a time. I am shocked a company can do business like this. There's seriously something weird going on which the finances at this company. Below market compensation. Don't plan on a career with this company unless you're in an executive role at the very top.

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