Not the place to be if you value personal growth and development - Account Executive Weber Shandwick Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The employees who work at the Coffee Bar and in Office Services are wonderful people. I have also heard different WS offices around the country structure management differently and, thus, are in a better place in terms of morale.

Cons

Where do I begin? If you're looking for a place with a completely stagnant growth trajectory, where you simply have to check off boxes day after day to succeed, look no further. The majority of management is still around because of tenure and they bring absolutely nothing to the table except for criticism and recycled ideas that have been in place for over a decade. Most of the plans we presented to clients are different versions of the same plan and I found that no one on any of my teams actually believed in the value they delivered to clients (hint - because there is none). If you enter the team in an entry level position, have fun running out to get people's lunches, booking their travel and handling their expenses - because management feels as though these personal tasks are beneath them. You will work abnormally long hours for no pay (they got rid of overtime, by the way) and then get attacked for your mistakes, with no direction on how to improve. You will be expected to "show urgency and enthusiasm" for essentially being a glorified assistant. Your job will require no critical thinking or creativity and you will only be rewarded for completing the simplest of tasks. This hierarchical system may have worked for Weber in the past, but media is a changing landscape - it might be time to change some of these outdated methods as well.

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5.0
May 4, 2026
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Pros

Lovely team, remote work, and better pay compared to what I was making before.

Cons

Can't thank of any, other than being very busy. But I had a wonderful time. The team your with really shapes your experience.

3.0
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Pros

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Cons

Low pay, benefits aren’t great since being acquired, people quit and then aren’t replaced

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