BEWARE! You are signing away your social life. No such thing as work/life balance here. - Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

2.0
Oct 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great reputation and looks great on resume Edelman has a vast amount of resources available for its employees, far more than your average public relations agency. Great client list, you represent some of the biggest and best brands/products in the world. Good work experience if you plan on climbing the corporate ladder.

Cons

Jr. level worked to the bone. Be ready to be the first one in the office and the last one to leave at night. Office politics and "favorites" and cliques, but that goes for every office Independently owned but a very, very corporate setting. There is no room for any kind of individuality or even creativity when you are at a junior level.

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I worked with some of the brightest and best people in the business. Most of them are no longer with the company. Some good clients, and nice office space.

Cons

Very limited opportunities for growth. During my time they reduced promotions to only once a year, and made many excuses for promoting as few people as possible (despite becoming the first "$1B" agency at that time). Morale was extremely low. People were forced to come into an office with nobody they actually worked with. Common to be passed from manager to manager. At one point I had 6+ managers within a 10-month span.

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