Weber Shandwick reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,524 total reviews)
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Susan Howe

98% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Weber Shandwick has an employee rating of 3.7 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).

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1.0
Aug 29, 2015

Don't join the Atlanta office

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no pros to name, unfortunately

Cons

Poorly run office Over-worked team, with no concern for work life balance Low team morale, horrible culture Leadership is not forward-thinking Lack of respect and appreciation for staff Managers aren't committed to development of lower-level staff

3.0
Dec 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

--Incredibly smart people; lots of staff resources --Fun office; people genuinely like each other --Collaborative --Solid roster of clients --Decent side benefits (partial gym and cell phone reimbursement)

Cons

--As others have said, there's most definitely a sense of favoritism and office politics; whether you are recognized or given new opportunities will depend on who you're buddies with at the office --Low salary for the market and not negotiable --IT resources (old equipment, takes forever to get upgraded) --Virtually nonexistent training (formal training is maybe once every 4-6 months but it's not prioritized) --Very top heavy...waaaaay more VPs than AEs or SAEs -- that just doesn't seem sustainable

2.0
Nov 29, 2022

This role is breaking my spirit, every day feels like a battle

Anonymous employee
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Pros

New flexible PTO options for 2023. Some teams and accounts are great. There are some fantastic people here. If you're an intern, you probably will touch the coolest work out there. And there's a chance if you prove yourself, you could get hired!

Cons

Inconsistent team structures & ways of working makes it difficult to manage projects efficiently. Let's put it this way: someone new comes into the picture and wants to change everything? Micro-manage from top to bottom? Then, you have to roll with it. They hire lots of interns. And some of these interns stay in this role for 10+ years; for some, it's their only role ever. There are pros and cons to this -- but it does create a very specific bubble where new methods, ideas, different terminologies or ways of working outside of this boxed agency world are unappreciated and unwelcome. Plus, most of their work processes are inconsistent, messy, and clunky. Do you like only using Teams for project management? It’s archaic. And if you're lucky - you'll get interesting accounts. It feels like a popularity contest with accounts. Interns always seem to get interesting work. But interesting work is not guaranteed for experienced hires. Personally, I feel like I’ve been lured by recruited with big names and then catfished to do grunt work no one else wants.

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