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- 4.012 Mar 2022Sale CoordinatorFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
friendly team guidance interesting work/tasks in the beginning (only!) , a steep learning curve
Cons
slow career progression not many options to move within the company
- 4.02 Dec 2019Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Exciting, creative, challenging. The best part is you can work on art works all the time.
Cons
Company performance can be easily affected by regional economy.
- 2.020 Nov 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearHong Kong
Pros
Brand name , looks good on your CV , prime office location
Cons
Cost cutting and saving,- high attrition rate .poor management My experience - ppl changed frequently and “ lost in transition “ , hardly finding the information , limited or lack of resources and support , merely asking you to do the job , complete the tasks . My view is , to certain extent , its company responsibility to provide reasonable resources and support for your employees.
- 4.029 Nov 2023InternshipFormer Employee, less than 1 yearBrussels
Pros
Expanding your network and a good representation of art business at the highest level
Cons
Very repetitive intern tasks which may wear you out
- 2.029 Nov 2023PhotographerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Great for stability and work-life separation.
Cons
Terribly mismanaged and under-resourced. Structural issues cannot be solved on individual level.
- 3.020 Sept 2023Product and TechnologyCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Good for a couple years of salary fighting dysfunction Lots of smart people
Cons
No long term vision. Company is over 200 years old and they only barely know what they want to do in the next year. Way too focused on trimming costs instead of innovating Lots of very smart people but they are always leaving because they're overqualified for what the company uses their time doing The biggest problem you'll face is just the organization itself
5 - 4.018 Nov 2023Client LiaisonFormer Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Everyone in the management was nice at the time
Cons
Pay could be better but it was on par with the other auction houses
- 4.014 Nov 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsHong Kong
Pros
Excellent positions for young people. Young CEO who believes in change.
Cons
No downtime. Always at the mercy of last min deadlines. Hard to plan business.
- 3.018 Nov 2023Sale AdministratorFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Fascinating people and objects, some really kind staff
Cons
Pay, and career progression was very bad
- 2.015 Nov 2023SpecialistFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
There is good teamwork energy overall.
Cons
Disorganized, chaotic, upper management doesn't care, bureaucratic.
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Sotheby's has an overall rating of 2.7 out of 5, based on over 685 reviews left anonymously by employees. 25% of employees would recommend working at Sotheby's to a friend and 26% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.
25% of Sotheby's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sotheby's 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.
