Edelman reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(3,515 total reviews)
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Richard W. Edelman

60% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Edelman has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,515 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Talented colleagues -Challenging work (a con for some) -Big name clients

Cons

-No incentive to do quality work -Trust in senior leadership is incredibly low (ironic, right?) -Breeding ground for burnout and turnover, leaving those left behind to pull extra weight

2.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Edelman is a great place to start your career, get your experience, and get out. If you’re lucky, you will have one or two people on your team who are helpful and supportive.

Cons

There are lots of users here. A lot of the senior staff take advantage of the junior staff. At one point, I ran campaigns by myself while my supervisor did absolutely nothing. She would sit in meetings, say WE were going to do the work, then when we would get off the calls, make me do everything. No one ever says thank you when you complete a task, they just ask for more. I was severely overqualified for my role and no one ever advocated for me to get promoted. I’ve had coworkers who were emotionally abused by execs. This behavior would be reported to HR, but no one would do anything to help. These perpetrators have been here for years and years and believe this behavior is normal. After much turnover on my team, i’m proud to say that I’m finally out. Leaving this place has felt like I left a toxic relationship.

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