Not for Everyone - Marketing Coordinator Sidley Austin Employee Review

3.0
Dec 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Very professional setting with high standards and expectations from all. Good compensation and opportunities for growth.

Cons

Stringent culture. The firm treats lawyers as #1 and all supporting staff seen as butlers at Downton Abbey. Very "upstairs downstairs" culture. Which is fine but not great. Professional attire is a must and appearances are the top priority. Depending on your direct manager, it can be a supportive environment with great resources. Or you could end up in a day long seminar on how to write professional sounding emails that in the end won't matter because your manager is just a micro-manager and nothing you ever do is right. To call this place old school is an understatement... littered around the office were typewriters from the 1970s (in 2017). If you love pomp and circumstance, look no further.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The folks who have been at Sidley for 3+ years are great.

Cons

HORRIBLE leadership and management at the firm. The workday integration was a mess, and new CHRO has really tanked the company culture. They are also only giving out 3% raises the year the firm has record profits. Associates are burnt out and mean to staff. They underpay staff and then wonder why their best talent is leaving.

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