Edelman reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(3,517 total reviews)
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Richard W. Edelman

60% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Edelman has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,517 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Oct 8, 2025

Meh

Recommend
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Pros

Nothing special about this company

Cons

It could significantly improve by a good margin

1.0
Oct 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are none. The management sucks and constantly changes directions, the teams are chaotic - you’re a slave - and the clients suck. They pretend they like you and value your work, but in reality, they hate you and talk behind your back to the Edelman management about how disappointing you are. Your life will be ruled by backstabbing mid-managers.

Cons

So many. Too many to list The clients suck. The work is repetitive. You’re just gonna do coverage reports all day you’re gonna be held to impossible deadlines the teams are chaotic. They use an ancient billing system. You can’t get expense reports done the leadership changes directions strategically twice a year. It’s impossible to keep up with your goals and they use stupid software that is chunky and stupid and it’s all just stupid. The entire agency sucks.

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