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
2.0
Sep 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote Decent pay Nice management (in marketing)

Cons

You have to fill out timecards daily The entire company is unorganized and that will effect your work eventually. Everyone here likes to blame others for mistakes to look good for the CEO. So be prepared to keep ALL receipts of EVERY communication you have with EVERYONE! I promise you will need it at least 3-4 times to save your own as*s. They are a nonprofit and they act like it. They will be really nice to you and empathizing, but its all a stunt. They care about your work being done. So just do your work and keep a low profile. And don't open up too much to ANYONE! Your manager may act like Drew Barrymore during your 1 on 1 call but they're really more like the breakfast club. If you can get what I am putting down. They "promoted" me 3 months into me being hiring but they never paid me for my work. I just inherited the position with all the responsibilities with no benefits. So if you are ever promoted here, ask alot of questions and ensure your pay raise is set in stone before accepting the position. They basically got free work out of me for an entire year. I was so naive back then and they knew it.

1.0
Jul 8, 2024

Worst run nonprofit

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None, CALSTART suffers from poor leadership, management treats lower level employees like garbage.

Cons

Low pay, timecard debacles, poor leadership, poor communication, disorganized, slow moving, many bad actors.

1.0
Jul 31, 2025

company falling apart

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

remote work positive mission some friendly coworkers

Cons

strange management decision that seem desperate lack of job security lack of respect from executives for non-executives

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