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Donald A. Baer
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"Great people, office culture, interesting work, exciting environment" (in 18 reviews)
"Really like the smart people and great working location" (in 16 reviews)
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"Competitive environment and not much of a work/life balance" (in 25 reviews)
"Sometimes long hours but learn a lot" (in 22 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Well paid; Great clients; Good medical policy
Cons
Long working hours; Easy to get burnt out
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Very supportive environment and coworkers
Cons
Workload is quite high sometimes and stressful
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Work life is very good
Cons
Long hours Is very good
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Collegial yet driven; set the standard for the industry in key areas
Cons
Long hours; Turnover; Limited salary growth
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Great being part of a global PR firm with blue-chip clients
Cons
Consumer team never quite got off the ground
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Some lovely intelligent colleagues
Cons
Absolutely zero leadership, guidance, direction or plan
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Big accounts, interesting work, fast-paced.
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Difficult to get a foot-hold.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
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The people, as well as great working environment and clients
Cons
lack of personal development plans
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Some good people, good office location, occasionally a good client too, good international network (if they were allowed to work with each other)
Cons
Global leadership, poor pay and promotions, WPP, poor industry reputation ensures the best clients go looking elsewhere
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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The Burson brand retains some cachet and rightly so - there's a good deal of interesting and challenging client work, some real experts, and a decent bench of senior leaders. There is also a real spirit of collegiality and a sense of shared purpose (at least in some offices), and good opportunities to travel and work across the network. Generally, people are proud to work at Burson, and with some reason.
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Reactive strategic vision, with second-rate implementation - recent 'Being More' re-positioning being a notable example. More or less non-existent, (or certainly highly inconsistent) corporate culture. Very US-centric, with global leadership almost never visiting local offices outside the US. Very high local/regional payments to B-M HQ, supposedly for thought leadership and other support, with very little to show for it. Relatively poor compensation for a major global agency. Too much basic, template-driven work for major global clients, provided at discount, resulting in bored and worse, fed-up staff, and local offices unable to make a decent margin. Inadequate and seemingly piecemeal approach to knowledge-sharing and professional development.
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