Weber Shandwick reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,523 total reviews)
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98% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Weber Shandwick has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,523 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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2K reviews
1.0
May 21, 2019

Awful agency....BEWARE

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some good, smart people. Nice location in downtown Minneapolis.

Cons

Very corporate environment for an agency. There are so many better, more creative agencies in town, not sure why anyone would want to work here. The Chicago office has full control over Minneapolis and its leadership and calls all of the shots. Minneapolis has been reduced to a satellite office with no autonomy. There has been a mass exodus over the last several years due to people leaving and layoffs. People are not replaced and no new business is coming in the door. It's a dying office that will one day no longer exist. Very political, there is a small, select group of people that are in the "in" crowd that can do no wrong. Everyone else is at risk. Low pay compared to other agencies, no work/life balance. Senior leaders are out of touch.

2.0
Aug 27, 2018

Competitive Lame Internship

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Pros

A lot of hours to learn on the job, experience in multiple work streams at a PR agency.

Cons

This internship is skewed towards unfriendly office politics and is not an equitable environment for anyone who is focused on doing work or seriously growing professionally. It is more geared towards the moldable individual who has a high threshold for busy work and little interest in public relations work. There are unclear expectations for hiring but ultimately were centered around politics and "networking." Client portfolio is constantly fluctuating, much like any of their talented junior staff.

2.0
May 16, 2018

Wouldn’t Recommend

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great benefits (including ample paid time off and overtime if under a certain level) -Good client list -Rooftop in New York office

Cons

-No work life balance (even though you’re given many PTO days, managers and teams don’t respect them) -Highly political environment -HR and practice leads receive complaints but very little is done to address them -Gossip prone culture -Your entire experience depends on which account you’re on - some are great, but the majority of teams are understaffed and members are overworked

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