With current Administrative management in place, Edelman Chicago is an unhealthy place for Administrative Assistants. - Anonymous employee Edelman Employee Review

1.0
5 Mar 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

casual environment, benefits, ability to work from home

Cons

Administrative Assistants are not given the opportunity to advance, as current Administrative management prefers to hire Executive Assistants from outside the agency, bypassing quality admins already at the agency. Since the Administrative management change within the past year, cronyism has been set into place. Unless you're a part of the cronyism machine, you will not be advanced. With micromanaging and other factors in place, Administrative management has created a stressful and negative environment for the admin team. Morale is currently at an all time low for the Administrative Assistants at Edelman Chicago.

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Cons

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