Bureaucratic, political, and outdated. - Anonymous employee College Board Employee Review

1.0
Jun 5, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice Benefits for full time employees

Cons

- Rampant Politics (I've seen teams outright refuse to work with each other) - Incredible amounts of red tape that make it impossible to get things done quickly - Personnel decisions made based on cronyism, not competence. - Tools and processes that are at least ten years out of date. - Many managers more interested in protecting their fiefdoms than in getting anything done. - Contractors are treated the worst I've seen in over twenty years - Management who thinks nothing of setting unreasonable standards (ex: mandatory unpaid overtime) - Top-heavy organization, hiring more directors even as workers are being laid off

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Cons

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Cons

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