Sotheby's reviews

Stuck in some old ways (but perhaps new management will finally bring Sotheby's to 2016? And hopefully soon?). A lot of work is done manually, so a lot of unnecessary over time happens. Not everyone that works there understands how the business works, or even how their whole team functions, people get wrapped into their own bubble instead of seeing what is best for the whole company or client. Last, but certainly not least, pay is so incredibly low and they (in certain departments) unfortunately drag their Floaters through a lot and never hire them, when they would instead save time and resources to just hire them instead of getting a new floater and going through training them again. You're better off getting an entry level job elsewhere, then coming to Sotheby's and asking for a bigger number.

Sotheby's hires clients' children as a development tactic. As a result there are a lot of "duds" that have a lot of privilege and very few skills. Great opportunity to learn how to manage around useless people - this happens at every company though.