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      Toxic Culture. Terrible Management. - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

      1.0
      Aug 15, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Name recognition in the industry.

      Cons

      Toxic work environment. Poor management. The absolute worst culture I have EVER experienced. After losing a major food/cereal account, team members destroyed and vandalized that company's property, yelled and wrote profanity, and acted like it was a college party gone wrong. Seriously, don't take a job here. I can't believe I even stayed as long as I did. It is tempting when it is "Edelman" but your mental health, wallet, and ethics will suffer by taking a job here.

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      5y
      This review upsets me. I want to be clear that we in no way condone the behavior that you mention, regardless of whether emotions are high due to loss of client business. It's not ok and is inconsistent with our values. If you were not in touch with local HR already please reach out to me directly at Maria.OKeeffe@edelman.com to share information about the problematic experiences you had. Maria O'Keeffe, US Chief Talent Officer

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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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