Pros
Name value at best. Nothing more
Cons
The elitist nature was a major factor for me to look for new jobs. Sotheby's caters to the rich, and after working awhile, I felt that the company focused more on money than art. It is a saddening reality for sure. POC employees especially have less of a chance to be promoted or even be recognized. The people that tend to be promoted are the slick talkers and lazy employees, which is absolutely mind boggling. I have to also say, Sotheby's did a horrendous job in accessing the situation of COVID. They did not create a safe working environment and pushed for MORE AND MORE sales with 0 operational capacity. Leadership and accountability are also non-existent, and people resort to finger pointing and blaming. I seriously think I had nervous breakdowns due to the extremely toxic/ rude client and internal employee emails I faced everyday. No one is on your side here; you're by yourself. And to explain further, I was always scared of making mistakes, and worked till 9pm daily to triple check my work. I knew if I didn't do my 200%, people will be sure to professionally humiliate me. If you can make a decision, don't apply to Sotheby's.