Terrible place to work -- do not believe Glassdoor rating - Vice President Edelman Employee Review

1.0
9 Dec 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great client roster. Edelman works with a number of really interesting companies (though the work itself is not always very interesting).

Cons

Overall, did not find most employees to be intelligent or capable of critical thinking. There are very few new ideas -- we used to joke internally that we would just change the cover of a proposal without bringing in new ideas or fresh thinking. By the time I left, I was shocked that the agency managed to hang onto clients at all, so my best guess is that the bar is just lower in PR & comms. The place also has serious culture and values issues. I think the only reason it does so well on Glassdoor is that the company has a "Glassdoor strategy" and actually sells this as a service to clients, too. Totally fake.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
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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
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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