Great place to work...not a great place to earn money. - Account Supervisor Edelman Employee Review

5.0
Sep 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great work-life balance, plenty of professional development opportunities, open-door management styles and top-notch clients. Smart and accomplished co-workers. One of the few PR companies with long-term career potential for newbies, and excellent about promoting from within.

Cons

The company is big enough that it can be difficult to get to a position of real influence. Furthermore, an employees experience varies largely based on the account they happen to work with, which is not uncommon for agency work. The real minus is the salaries. Unless you were brought on before the recession, chances are you're being paid below market.

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Pros

I worked with some of the brightest and best people in the business. Most of them are no longer with the company. Some good clients, and nice office space.

Cons

Very limited opportunities for growth. During my time they reduced promotions to only once a year, and made many excuses for promoting as few people as possible (despite becoming the first "$1B" agency at that time). Morale was extremely low. People were forced to come into an office with nobody they actually worked with. Common to be passed from manager to manager. At one point I had 6+ managers within a 10-month span.

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