What’s the deal with Edelman? Considering making the jump but seeing really mixed things on Glassdoor.

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It’s a brutal time to join Edelman right now, but idk if any of the other agencies are any better. We’ve been in a financial decline for the past couple years (at least) and leadership struggling to right the ship.

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It's pretty bad just about everywhere right now.

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Run away

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I would say it's a stepping stone but I wouldn't spend more than a couple years there. Like others have said, the benefits are not very good. I learned what I could and got out of there.

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Oh, I got laid off in February so that’s why I was considering it, but got passed up anyway. This market is miserable.

Never mind, got passed over. Back to the unemployment grind for me.

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Sorry to hear that :( what role were you interviewing for?

depends on the specialty and manager you end up with.

Don’t do it! I worked there last year. There were not many promotions, no money for raises and they’re prioritizing top talent like Haley and others, which reduces the pool for raises, etc. Benefits are terrible!

Every time I see something from edelman people they're talking about how bad it is but I truly wonder if some of it is just... normal big agency stuff and there's just a weird culture of complaining about it? I'm really not sure.

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