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Toxic to the core: the (white+) men's club - Project Director Creative Associates International Employee Review

1.0
Jul 29, 2021
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Pros

the organization provides great opportunities to gain hands-on experience how to develop patience and operate without any sense of accountability and professionalism, and how to become complacent. A breeding ground for incompetence and sexist attitudes.

Cons

The story and legacy of 4 immigrant women promoting one vision and passion for education and growth, is long gone. The reality is bitter and it becomes ugly when you see it from close and inside. No respect for women of color, hardly any women at leadership positions with decision-making authority, no accountability, no work ethics, and managers are probably trained by culture to throw junior staff under the bus when required to cover their poor management. HR is totally dysfunctional and no one can dare to raise anything in confidentiality, Please do yourself a favor and trust what other people have been writing on these platforms, it's really not worth the time and energy to join and leave. The leadership has no vision and no interest in staff well-being, morale, and fixing the toxic culture. The problem is not even acknowledged, let aside the conversations around fixing the problems.

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Creative Associates International Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We strive to provide an environment where development professionals at all levels feel that they are valued, respected and given opportunities to grow. Nonetheless, we also recognize that there is always room for improvement. Diversity, equity and inclusion – especially within leadership – remains a core value at Creative. We are proud of recent executive hires and promotions that have demonstrated a renewed commitment to DEI at the highest level. The results of a company-wide DEI survey are also currently being used to inform policy around recruitment, growth opportunities, management and more. We take your comments seriously and, to ensure they are examined carefully, we recommend people use our confidential hotline or email to provide any additional feedback (which can be submitted anonymously): www.creativeassociatesinternational.com/directline/ or Hotline@CreativeDC.com.

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