Too Competitive - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Dec 15, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great leaders that I truly looked up to, and awesome social hours.

Cons

Way too competitive and cutthroat. People constantly vyying for your position and doing whatever it takes to get to the next level. Some (not all) employees had horrible training skills and liked to criticize rather than help correct and coach.

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