Pros
Truly timeless brand with exceptional service standards. The brand is clearly more liberal with cash than other brands in the MI portfolio and provides staff with a lot of empowerment. EDITION operates very much like a startup within a large company, where management gets much more hands on with exec level staff and the decision making process than they would in similar roles at other brands. The Brand Team was mostly inspiring and helpful.
Cons
From afar, it appears culture is better overseas than at any of the properties currently open in the US. There are giant pay disparities between employees of the same leveling and tenure, major diversity and inclusion issues, most hiring decisions are based on look and culture fit. Response to COVID was very sad and communication to staff of all levels was non-existent leading up to terminations. Most issues exist within executive committees at the property level, with line level managers running the show for $50k a year.