Weber Shandwick reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,524 total reviews)
avatar

Susan Howe

88% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Weber Shandwick has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Weber Shandwick employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
Jun 28, 2022

Intense for a creative, but good experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generally nice and talented coworkers, remote capability, big name clients for portfolio work. For a creative professional, having big name clients can be a game changer. They encourage you using your pto and taking a step back when you need it.

Cons

Organization can be lacking, leading to intense days (and nights) of work to get things out in time. Really can be a 4 hour day or a 12 hour day due to lack of communication from CX. I'd say to avoid this, to just get everything done as fast as possible.

3.0
Apr 4, 2022

The good, bad, and ugly

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Benefits = although a little high altogether somewhat good to cover basic needs -Random gifts = although not always applicable it may be a Google-esque things where they're sending you random things -Nice coworkers (mainly) - I know some of my coworkers absolutely didn't get along but for me, I got along with virtually everyone despite problems

Cons

-Long unrecorded hours = in theory, you're supposed to tell you're upper all the hours you did in reality you can't disclose all the hours you did without feeling like there was some remand -Disclosure = can't always speak blatantly to the person supervising you -Accountability = You'll be blamed for someone else's work if you don't correct it outside of time -Discomfort = There's a fine line as a minority reporting your discomfort and retaliation

2.0
Dec 26, 2021

Diversity in words not actions

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

C-suite and GM management is good

Cons

For a firm that is advising Fortune 500 firms on DE&I efforts, there is a lot of work to do to get their own house in order. In my time at the firm my team underwent a "restructuring" (based on no hard metrics or reviews) that resulted in every single heteronormative male receiving a promotion, at the expense of all women and queer men (largely of color). After some digging, it became clear that my VP was over-promoting men in a way that was statistically significant (her teams were consistently balanced genderwise). After sharing these concerns and this data with HR (along with multiple other teammates) I was told they were conducting a serious investigation. In reality, they laid off the HR executive leading the investigation and promoted the VP with the discriminatory track record. All while continuing to advise clients on the importance of diversity. The hypocrisy is rich.

Viewing 43 - 45 of 1,524 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,147 Weber Shandwick reviews submitted anonymously by Weber Shandwick employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Weber Shandwick is right for you.