Emerald reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)
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Hervé Sedky

70% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Emerald has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerald employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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213 reviews
2.0
Dec 23, 2021

Not recommended

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Pros

-Good for entry level positions -Great co-workers, some really talented, dedicated people

Cons

-COVID impact on the live events industry -Upper management does not understand what is important to employees. They are out of touch and most of them are in over their heads. Morale is very low. So many people have resigned. -Pay at Emerald is below average, unless you are hired in at the corporate level or part of an acquisition. -Sales commission programs are mismanaged. -Management seems intent on hiring from the outside vs looking at existing talent to develop and promote. -Tools/resources are limited and out-dated. -So many EVPs/SVPs/VPs, not enough staff to do the actual work. -Human Resources is non-responsive, inconsistent and does not address employee concerns.

2.0
Nov 1, 2021

Smoke and mirrors

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Travel Benefits (they aren’t great) but they were when former CEO Sally was trying to turn things around.

Cons

With the current climate, emerald is pretty tone deaf when it comes to remote work. With a slow return back to full time in 2022.Other companies are offering full remote or hybrid and with what seems to be the overall trend at Emerald in office work is “required to do business” A company “for the employees” as coined by CEO Herve Sedky they have yet to show any proof of this statement. This is just another corporate job.

2.0
Oct 29, 2021

Realized that i made a mistake to be here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Needs to take several hours to get the answer…

Cons

If every team member is not happy with working with a manager but he is still here, enjoys yelling at people all the time, then it's the company issue. Escalation doesn't work here, cuz people don't care. In my current team, everyday s daily meeting was"no you are not listening; you dont understand what i m saying; it doesn't make sense; i require you to report your progres every 2 hours"...

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