Not a terrible place, but sure wouldn't go back - Senior Vice President Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

They offer decent pay if you play a little hard ball; they have typically decent benefits as a large company; working at a "big name" PR agency always looks good on a resume.

Cons

Machiavellian management, tends to be a sweatshop, various offices do not support one another, very difficult to change practices or offices within company; a few smart people, a lot of "yes" men. Mgmt doesn't encourage independent thinking that will really benefit the client.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

good people and cool clients

Cons

not a lot of work life balance

2.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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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