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      Fingers crossed the newer Digital leads will clean house - Vice President Edelman Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 10, 2017
      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Supportive President who will hopefully take this PR firm into the Digital future. Beautiful location, free ice cream and other basic agency perks you find elsewhere.

      Cons

      The "Mean Girls environment" that one reviewer stated is 100% true especially on the Chicago Consumer team. They are the worst, very exclusive and borderline bullying attitude. Collectively, the behavior seems like those so fearful of not "getting" digital and losing their relevance that they treat any from a real digital background as second class citizens. This behavior is apparent from the top - down. From AAEs all the way up to the SVP/EVPs. I think that Edelman works more on investment plans to find room for PR folks on Digital SOWs then profitable work. It's not sustainable for an agency with already record high billable rates.

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      Edelman Response
      8y
      I'm happy to hear your hopefulness regarding the promise of our digital future in Chicago and I have to agree. I would also be lying if I didn't say it made me smile to hear your comments about free ice cream so close to National Ice Cream Day! On a more serious note, I hear your constructive feedback loud and clear and I am in conversation with business leaders to look into and address any possible troubles brewing. Thanks for raising your concerns. Maria O'Keeffe, Executive Director, US HR

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      5.0
      Jun 8, 2026
      Vp seo
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great clients. Great people to work with.

      Cons

      Office politics. Silly things that were sold to the client that just did not make sense.

      2.0
      Jun 18, 2026
      Senior account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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