- Very problematic track record of clients. Has had some shady dealings with shady clients
- Work/life balance is non-existent for me. People will email me and teams me at 8pm fully expecting me to respond to them and regularly put meetings at 6 and 7pm on my calendar. It’s gotten to point where I just have to ignore it and deal with the consequences the next morning.
- Very corporate energy. Definitely ran by older people who are a bit out of touch with how the newer generations view work. Work and being a “LinkedIn thought leader” type person is EVERYTHING to these people.
- For being the largest agency in the world, the pay is pretty subpar. I’ve worked at MUCH smaller agencies that provided higher salaries for the role I’m currently in. When I got an offer, I asked for more salary and they declined it.
- At an agency THIS big, it can often feel like you’re irrelevant. All these staff meetings are a bunch of people idk who they are, i don’t recognize names in emails, people quit and are hired with no introduction. Definitely not a close-knit or family vibe.
- The company at large is really fixated on make hybrid happen at all costs — again, reflective of Edelman’s old school mentality that you HAVE to be in-person to have a good work experience.
