Smart People but a management disaster - Director College Board Employee Review

2.0
Dec 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

* Smart, mission-driven people. * Great 401(k), office perks, and benefits * Fairly laid back

Cons

* Organization is hamstrung by endless meetings and reviews, which makes accomplishing anything very difficult. * Personality driven decision making and need for consensus leads to internally-oriented rather than mission- and data-driven decision making. * Lack of trust and siloed view between departments makes collaboration difficult. * General cynicism and distrust.

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5.0
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Pros

- Fantastic Management - Clear Goals - Good teamwork

Cons

- The work is a little soul sucking

4.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers to be around, great benefits, work-life balance was perfect before the middle management layoffs. Collaborating with teams is constant and helpful for the design process.

Cons

They cut the research team, relying on designs to take on that plus end-to-end products, which leaves to heavy work loads and late nights. Deadlines are rather quicker than usual since the reorg.

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