Great learning curve, too much internal politics - Senior Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

2.0
Dec 16, 2021
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Pros

•Excellent client roster •Really interesting developments for the creative and digital teams

Cons

•Poor onboarding experience during COVID •A culture of covering your back and having middle management throw you under the bus when it suits them. Often expected to smile and accept responsibility for errors that have nothing to do with you •Strong culture of presenteeism (could just be my team) •Six month probation •Working late as a expectation (unpaid)

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