Calstart reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

John Boesel

36% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Calstart has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Calstart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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44 reviews
1.0
Jul 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Involvement with green technology in transportation, fuels, vehicles, etc.

Cons

The management is poor, paid way too much for what they do. Agree with other reviews about bad management, HR, etc. Retaliation has been major problem. Probably why company survey was discontinued. Most good people work at remote offices, stay out of sight and keep heads down.

2.0
May 31, 2012

Mixed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The mission of the group is to encourage the use of advanced transportation technologies -- from bicycles to long-haul trucks and everything in-between.

Cons

Entrenched senior staff. No opportunity for advancement. A problematic CEO with questionable ethics who doesn't hesitate to take advantage of staff and the law for his own benefit. Will dive into the weeds of staff trying to do their jobs and then take flight but never makes the rain fall for the organization. A VERY niche market presence mostly on taxpayer's dime.

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