EAB reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(730 total reviews)
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David L. Felsenthal

80% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

EAB has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 730 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EAB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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730 reviews
2.0
May 3, 2018

Sales

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong mission and some great employees at the 'worker' level. Have grown very quickly and are continually looking for new ways to grow. Everyone wants to help and, especially as you're getting started at the company, there's a good support and encouragement - a lot of training provided early on in the commercial org, that is very structured. It's a great place to start your career to learn some good skills. It can be travel heavy, but if you don't mind that, it's a great way to learn presentation skills and time management, and line level managers are overall pretty strong.

Cons

There are some serious issues at the CXO level of management. There is very little transparency into promotion criteria - even in the commercial organization where it's supposed to be driven on clear numbers or performance. Some senior managers get promoted after 2 years, even with performance issues, while others have to wait a lot longer for no obvious reasons. It's clear that the CXO's pick their 'favorites' and if you aren't one, you are put on the back burner. From the sidelines, there is also a major problem with diversity. It seems as though if you are a person of color, you are put into smaller roles with less visibility and it takes you longer to rise in the ranks. As the firm split from the Advisory Board, there was a lot of initial discussion about how they can build their own culture, but it seems like the leadership hasn't really taken a new direction. The same issues are there - CXO's not letting different people grow, and allowing the same people (or the people they have personal relationships with or 'like') to have the biggest opportunities. It doesn't seem to be a good place to grow in leadership; which is a shame as they have such a strong mission.

1.0
Apr 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

A decent way to get a first job straight out of college, and the work/life balance is usually pretty good--depending on who your boss is.

Cons

Working at EAB was an extremely negative experience. I'll highlight a few of the top reasons why: -the employees are EXTREMELY unhappy. It's all about portraying as though the company has this amazing culture, but almost no one believes it. It's very phony. -the pay is terrible, and room for growth is limited. They act as though starting off in an entry-level role will help you grow in the company, and they tell you upon hiring you that it will happen within 8-12 months. This is a blatant lie. The pay for entry-level roles is barely a living wage for DC, and it's a struggle to get promoted. There are no bonuses or recognition for a job well done. Management does not care. -The culture is a frat party of those who are liked. If you're not "in" based on who referred you into the elite circle, you never will be, and this makes it all the more difficult to succeed. People are not recognized for their merit. It's a social food chain, and it sucks. -Not only do they not elevate those who do well, but EAB does not fire those who do not perform adequately. I personally had a manager who repeatedly broke both company policy and the law (i.e. telling his employees they could not take PTO or had to "make up" the hours, gossiping and telling lies, etc. ) and senior management was very aware of this. Instead of terminating him, he was demoted from role to role (3 different roles within a year) until he left himself. This is not the only case of this--they won't fire someone who is bad, they just demote them, and it's not effective.

5.0
Apr 18, 2018

Exciting Opportunities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart, creative, hard working colleagues. Start up feel. Mission-oreiented

Cons

Experiencing change following spin-off; need to be okay with that.

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