Needs to focus on talent vs public perception - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

3.0
Jan 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A great community of diverse talent. Edelman is working hard to evolve to the needs of the market and establishing itself beyond old school PR

Cons

Maternity leave policy is horrible - two weeks paid unless you sign up for ST which is six. Sad because so many women are leaving at this stage of their career. I was also asked to work during my leave and not compensated because I was using vacation days to cover my leave. Horrible.

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