Going through changes, we'll see how they pan out... - Anonymous employee Sotheby's Employee Review

There's a huge push to hire those with no art industry/auction experience, huge learning curve for those people and many don't last long. Company spends tens of millions on bad investments (auction guarantees, overpaying for purchase of AAP, etc.) but acts like you're asking for the moon during meager salary negotiations Questionable decisions by new senior management has led to droves of experienced staff leaving the company