Creative Associates International reviews

The problem at Creative Associates is that they view their Chiefs of Party in the field as gods. So, when you have an excellent Chief of Party, who advocates and treats you well (which I did for many years), you're golden but when you don't have a good Chief of Party, you're pretty screwed. In my particular case, on a large, complex OTI-program in Afghanistan, instead of hiring experienced managers, Creative hired three men with little to no management experience and set them loose on a large, complex contract. I was ostracized and in a scene that I still cannot imagine occurred, made redundant by powerpoint presentation. They presented an organization chart where my position and name were no longer present and forgot to tell me in advance. Needless to say, risking in my life in Afghanistan, no longer felt quite so warranted after their thoughtless act.

The organization does not invest in its people. Training is a joke, professional development is not taken seriously, and growth is at a snail's pace.