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Edelman Financial Engines

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A Sinking Ship - Editorial Specialist Edelman Financial Engines Employee Review

1.0
23 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people and decent benefits.

Cons

This company is a sinking ship that's laying off people left and right, haphazardly cutting and rearranging departments. When they laid me off, I received, without warning, an EMAIL on a random Tuesday, letting me know they couldn't afford to keep me on. I called my direct supervisor — to get some explanation, or hell, even a sincere "goodbye" — and she didn't pick up my call. She didn't return my messages. After two years of working remotely for them, they GHOSTED me. No explanation, not even the courtesy saying "Goodbye," or "Thanks for your hard work." Stay away from this company.

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Edelman Financial Engines Response
1y
We're sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with your experience here at EFE. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and will pass along the feedback to our team. Thank you.

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Cons

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Pros

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Edelman Financial Engines Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and balanced feedback. We’re glad to hear you found the training and early exposure to client conversations valuable, and that the structure helped build core skills. We also appreciate the candid perspective on workload, metrics, and leadership consistency. These are areas we continue to evaluate as we work to better balance performance expectations with sustainability, development, and a consistent management experience. Feedback like this is important in helping us strengthen how we support and coach our teams.
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