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Edelman Financial Engines

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Toxic Culture - Leadership Edelman Financial Engines Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2023
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Pros

Great Planners and Client Service Associates. People really care about helping clients.

Cons

Worst Senior/executive leadership of any firm I have ever worked for. They have created a very toxic culture where no one feels safe to voice their opinion without fear of retaliation. They do not have a clear leadership direction and make constant changes to structure, processes and compensation on almost a quarterly basis. Tremendous amount of turnover in many departments.

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

- Great team from department head down - Collaboration is encouraged - Self-starter culture with good room for side projects - "See something, say something" approach allows questioning methodology without a feeling of personal attacks or "dumb questions" and enables team members to support each other in a safe environment - Work from home

Cons

- Executive leadership does not know what they want - Consistent turnover in C-Suite leads to departments acting like small internal companies rather than part of a larger system - Limited permission access for team members means that any absence or time-off can lead to a backlog of deployments

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