Pros
Everyone “ooh’s and ah’s” the minute you say you work for The Economist My grandparents finally understood where I work You receive a free weekly copy of The Economist Everyone you work with (outside of management) are genuinely wonderful, sharp and clued on. That is the main if not only “real” pro to working at the EIU.
Cons
The media business is in decline (as evidenced from the string of resignations) and the EIU is an awfully challenging place to work. The management are delusional and many of them have zero skin in the game to be telling others how to do their job. This is where good people go to die. Your soul is destroyed and you will walk out disillusioned. This is an outdated and mismanaged cowboy operation under the guise of an acclaimed brand. There is little to no structure or commercial acumen, with all the brown stuff only flying in one direction. This creates an awful level of staff morale and I wish I listened to the Glassdoor reviews before I accepted my offer. They were all very accurate and in fact, so much so that it drove me to take the time to write this review in the hope that I can help someone else out there! The silver lining: once you truly know “what bad looks like”— you learn to appreciate a good employer when it comes along (which thankfully it did)!