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Updated Aug 24, 2020
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Donald A. Baer
120 Ratings
Pros
"Great people, office culture, interesting work, exciting environment" (in 18 reviews)
"Really like the smart people and great working location" (in 16 reviews)
Cons
"Competitive environment and not much of a work/life balance" (in 25 reviews)
"Sometimes long hours but learn a lot" (in 22 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Very interesting work, excellent work experience on diverse set of projects - issues, corporate affairs, etc.
Cons
review cycles are rare and pay is low
"great clients"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than a year
Pros
colleagues, interesting work, easy commute, fair compensation
Cons
back stabbing, billable hours at expense of great work
Continue reading"Need to want to work a lot"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than a year
Pros
there is room for growth
Cons
the workload and hours can be a lot
"Manager"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller for more than a year
Pros
Significant variety of work and experience. Ability to find the type of work that suites your strengths.
Cons
Competitive environment and not much of a work/life balance.
Continue reading- Helpful (2)
"Make this your last option"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than a year
Pros
office space/ Everyone is leaving or left
Cons
Low Pay No Diversity Lacks Leadership Over Worked/ Under Paid
Continue reading "Great people, but very siloed."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time
Pros
Teams are all very friendly and it's easy to get the job done.
Cons
Often too big/too siloed to respond in an agile way to changes in the industry/client requests (has to go through too many people).
"an intern experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller
Pros
Best internship experience I've had thus far in terms of rigor and expectations.
Cons
Good or bad: each day is different
"Pleasant work environment but lacked well trained management in my department"
I worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good corporate culture and people
Cons
Management in my department was not qualified for position and couldn't provide proper support
- Helpful (2)
"BM 101"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than a year
Pros
Interesting clients, generally smart coworkers, great agency training.
Cons
Low pay, 24/7, intense company culture (not feeling comfortable taking a sick day or using vacation etc.), sexist (men get paid more and move up quicker than women).
Continue reading "A company adrift and not adapted to the changing face of PR"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Burson-Marsteller full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
A few smart, seasoned people left.
Cons
Company adrift with poor quality execs who don't know how to reinvent the business.
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