Toxic environment with poor leadership and management - Anonymous Employee Edelman Employee Review

1.0
24 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good client portfolio I guess

Cons

Would give it 0 if I could. Bad pay, bad work-life balance, bad management. Very political and certain teams hate each other; lot’s of drama but people are good at sweeping it under the rug. And in terms of leadership - well, let’s just say you should be prepared for your manager to dial you for 2 mins just to scream at you and no part of thats “screaming” was constructive and necessary. Pretty much a sinking ship at this point - insanely short staffed, some accounts are kept afloat by 1 sole employee. Pro-AI, which explains the former.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

As always, the people you work with. Nice office spaces.

Cons

Uncertainty and contradictory information. 'Senior' teams have client meetings and make decisions that are not relayed to the teams, solo miscommunication and frustration is the bread and butter of operation. They don't have business visiblity for the next 2-3 weeks so they try to pivot and impress the client up to 3 times a day, which is time consuming, it burns out and rarely anything gets to the client. A very vertical organization, something is right or wrong simply because a 'VP' says so. They claim to be supportive, to have programs, to do everything for their employees, but when you actually need something, you realize you're on your own.

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