It's all an illusion - Anonymous employee CARE (USA) Employee Review

2.0
Jan 10, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people that we are helping around the world is the best part. When you hear the stories of those that had very little, making a better life for themselves and their family is so awesome. The benefits and flexibility are pretty good. Work/Life balance is great, but depends on the department.

Cons

Management is awful! Like seriously, really bad. The majority of management have really bad people skills. There are a string of lazy hiring/promotions that run rampant. There is an environment of favoritism and nepotism, which fosters low staff morale and huge turnover. There are no real processes or procedures, which allows for management to do what they want. No one holds them accountable. Teams are stretched thin and there is quietly layoffs going on, with no message coming from leadership, which leads to staff walking around on pins and needles. Meanwhile, hiring of upper staff continues, when the organization is seemingly struggling financially. The lack of diversity is disheartening. There are tons of really "BIG" ideas with no ability to actually implement them. This use to be a really great place to work. Those days are long gone. Many of us are waiting for the bottom to fall out.

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5.0
Jan 6, 2026
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Pros

CARE continues to focus on saving lives and defeating poverty and it is inspiring to see how everyone remains committed to our mission.

Cons

Like all nonprofits, CARE is dealing with a difficult and unpredictable operating environment.

3.0
Jun 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

My coworkers were great and I had the opportunity to travel to different countries and see the work CARE was doing in person, great way to learn about the world and different cultures. The overall mission of the org is great and the programs implemented are actually making a huge impact on people lives around the world. Benefits (PTO, 401K, etc) are pretty good as well.

Cons

You're expected to always work overtime and not complain and if you set healthy boundaries then you're not seen as a "team player". The processes are broken and the attempts to fix them are short lived. There are too many cooks in the kitchen when it came to final reviews, usually extending the life of a project by weeks because one person didn't like one specific detail. The diversity in the marketing team is significantly lacking considering the org is focused on supporting international voices and stories. Upper management doesn't have much respect for anyone under a director level. HR is unhelpful and messy. For an org that pushes a message of diversity and belonging, the employees are treated MUCH differently which is extremely disappointing.

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