Best of the agencies - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is a strong focus on development of intellectual property and progression of the industry, and much solid account work is done through the agency.

Cons

It's a highly political environment and heavily driven by NY and Chicago, so opportunities for meaningful promotion elsewhere in the network are limited

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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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