Paranoid environment - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

1.0
Jan 29, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Good industry to be in - Good worker bees (meaning nice people)

Cons

- Paranoid and controling environment - Political environment - Control the message AND their people - Office is losing good people - Most senior folks are not business people and don't know social media

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