Assistant Account Executive - Assistant Account Executive Edelman Employee Review

1.0
Oct 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have some great clients, and there are some good people there too - if you're lucky to get on a team with them. Edelman is comparable to other large agencies in the area.

Cons

Company politics run the agency. HR/senior leaders treat their employees as replaceable, and they're not afraid to admit it. In fact, the first thing my manager said to me was "no one here cares about your career except yourself" - if you want to make it here, you have to be cutthroat and willing to throw people under the bus, otherwise you will be the one thrown under the bus, and you won't grow. Edelman also thinks it's enough to pay you with "you're working for the top agency, so we don't have to pay as much!" There are PLENTY of better agencies in the area, Edelman!

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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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