Great people to work with, under-compensated - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

4.0
Oct 8, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart people who push you to grow and will help you develop a job into a career. If you're good, they'll be really flexible when you request an account or office change.

Cons

Severely underpaid when compared to other digital agencies or in-house opportunities. The SF economy has sky-rocketed in the last 3-4 years and rent has gone with it. Unfortunately, Edelman has not kept up with these increases. For this reason, we lose good people to other jobs quite often. In San Francisco, retaining good talent comes down to pay. That's just how it is right now.

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Cons

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