Company Culture is Suffocating - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

1.0
Sep 21, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Only pro is that they are one of the most highly regarded PR firms

Cons

Plenty of cons. All levels under VP feel the need to work 80+ hours each week. Associates are not friendly amongst each other. Horrible, low pay.

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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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