WME reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(418 total reviews)

Ari Emanuel

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

WME has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 418 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WME employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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418 reviews
2.0
Sep 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

This is known as one of the top places to work in the entertainment industry, so it's a great name to tell your friends and family. Also as a result of this, the other young people slaving away with you there tend to be extremely driven, personable, and intelligent; so the network you gain early on there is very valuable.

Cons

Where to begin.. This company abuses its notoriety as a respectable place to work to force overqualified young professionals to work ridiculous hours (and only get paid as if they work 9-5, it is very frowned upon to enter overtime), in jobs that humiliate, degrade, and constantly belittle them. Much like a fraternity's pledge abuse perpetuates because of the "well it was done to me" mentality, stressed and overworked bosses feel the right to treat hard working assistants like the scum of the earth because that's how they were treated years ago. It's a horrid system that drives out great talent, champions those who subject themselves to years (most of the time at least six) of illegal underpayment, and thrives on a reputation that in no way represents what actually happens at the company.

2.0
Jun 30, 2015

Assistant to Agent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A great track for someone interested in working as an agent or making connections in the industry. Opportunity to see a lot of shows.

Cons

Super intense work-environment. Very high stress. The actual work was very tedious and the work environment was demeaning at times. It was very Devils Wear Prada assistant role.

3.0
Oct 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The perks to working for this company include: seeing just about anyone in Hollywood in the office at any time. There aren't too many jobs where you can run into Ryan Reynolds in the lobby. The health benefits are great too! This job looks great on your resume if you are thinking of continuing in this industry.

Cons

This company, just like the entertainment industry in general, is very cut-throat. Starting in the mailroom and at the assistant level, you are dealing with a wide-range of personalities, working long hours, and making just a little more than minimum wage. You won't be making overtime either. There is a lot of turnover at this company, where the average lifetime of an assistant is 6 months.

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