incredible programming, toxic US work place culture meet poor leadership - Senior Advisor CARE (USA) Employee Review

2.0
May 31, 2021
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Pros

Programming & impact work in country offices is transformational and it was an honor to be a part of the organization for this reason. The people are incredible and come for good reasons.

Cons

US-based work culture is rotten from the inside. The toxic culture leaves people feeling dismissed and devalued. When there are moments to live up to its values - esp of equity and social justice - CARE's leadership makes consistently cowardly decisions. Despite many rounds of such attempts, there continues to be absolutely zero compelling vision (other than a bleak vision of raising more UNR).

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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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