Edelman is not who they make themselves out to be - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

1.0
30 Jul 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is free water and snacks, nice view.

Cons

Way too many people on projects wasting clients money. Way too many people in meetings that are unnecessary wasting money. Charging clients so much they wont sign scopes of work. Everyone trying to do each others jobs. Constant churn. Total bureaucracy.

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Edelman Response
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This was a hard one to read, but I appreciate the candor. I'm not able to see what office you were in, so if you're open to reaching out to share more details that I can act upon, I'd love to hear from you at maria.okeeffe@edelman.com. Maria O'Keeffe, Executive Director, US HR

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