Practice what you preach - Senior Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2016
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Pros

good, big name to have on your resume. Helps with headhunters on LinkedIn - Edelman is a stamp of approval. Good client names, though some big names are leaving to smaller, more inexpensive agencies.

Cons

Senior leaders (in Toronto) are consistently promoted, while junior account executives can barely afford lunch. The teams are dwindling, and there is desperate need for new energy - long-term employees are heading to kinder, more welcoming employers with realistic leadership and client expectations. You consistently preach proper employee engagement and transparency, however, you continue to lose staff at a rapid pace to limited career advancement, financial support and mentorship.

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Cons

Uncertainty and contradictory information. 'Senior' teams have client meetings and make decisions that are not relayed to the teams, solo miscommunication and frustration is the bread and butter of operation. They don't have business visiblity for the next 2-3 weeks so they try to pivot and impress the client up to 3 times a day, which is time consuming, it burns out and rarely anything gets to the client. A very vertical organization, something is right or wrong simply because a 'VP' says so. They claim to be supportive, to have programs, to do everything for their employees, but when you actually need something, you realize you're on your own.

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