Every con you can imagine: Toxic culture, unqualified "leaders", focus on clients instead of employees, promotions based on favorites, absurd expectations to work yourself to the bone for noncompetitive wages, everything is urgent so makes it difficult to prioritize your workload, people talk at you instead of working with you as business partners. Long term Edelman employees have an unrealistic view on where Edelman stands in the talent market space. News flash folks: people are not dying to work for Edelman, or anyone for that matter, as they used to especially while having to endure a horrible culture and unfair treatment. If you are diverse (non-white, particularly African American), forget about getting ahead on hard work and merit because If you don't schmooze you lose. I've witnessed prejudicial treatment on so many levels. And before someone from HR reads this and thinks they want to comment on how diverse the company is becoming...let's take out the statistic on women because women dominate the PR/communication industry. What diversity initiatives actually yield INCLUSION? People are dropping off in droves. If you know someone at Edelman, particularly in the south offices, ask them about it.
