Tough, Burnout Culture - Vice President Edelman Employee Review

2.0
Dec 11, 2014
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Pros

Big name accounts Fast-paced nature Tons of responsibility (though little incentive)

Cons

Bad senior management who is only held accountable on P&L performance - not quality of management or performance of current accounts Absolutely no type of formal staffing model Work is never evenly distributed No work/life balance Negative reputation among clients as "salesy" Low pay, little incentive for long hours employees put in

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