A great family company undergoing changes - Managing Director Edelman Employee Review

4.0
Sep 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Family-owned firm. A lot of talented colleagues, very collaborative and supportive culture. Richard Edelman is a great leader and very visionary.

Cons

Too many changes over the last couple of years. The firm's strategy to move towards more integrated offerings also dilutes some of its core specialties. We are too big and too comprehensive, but our image becomes bluring to some of the clients.

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Pros

I worked with some of the brightest and best people in the business. Most of them are no longer with the company. Some good clients, and nice office space.

Cons

Very limited opportunities for growth. During my time they reduced promotions to only once a year, and made many excuses for promoting as few people as possible (despite becoming the first "$1B" agency at that time). Morale was extremely low. People were forced to come into an office with nobody they actually worked with. Common to be passed from manager to manager. At one point I had 6+ managers within a 10-month span.

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