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Environmental Defense Fund

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Management enables the toxic culture, so don't even bother - Anonymous employee Environmental Defense Fund Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission is what drew me in. Summer Fridays is nice too.

Cons

Teams and managers have analysis paralysis. Decisions just do not get made, no matter how time sensitive or important they are. They hide behind "consensus building" when it's really about avoiding blame. Working from home did not alleviate the office politics issues, it only exacerbated them. Like many nonprofits, the relationship between the organization and its employee base is extractive. The expectation is that, because the mission is important to you personally, you will be willing to deal with long hours and under market pay. There are known problem managers who the org protects. Overall, it is a very corporate environment.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Professional development seminars, lots of contact with supervisors, nice office space, flexible hybrid schedule

Cons

Difficult to get return offer post-internship

3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A community of mission-driven staff who truly care about the planet and the causes that EDF advances. Extremely smart and kind staff. Incredible benefits, including a significant amount of company days off (summer Fridays, org shut-down for one week at the end of August, days off include Veteran's Day and Juneteenth); very generous benefits.

Cons

Out-of-touch top leadership, especially Executive Director, who pretends to be authentic and caring but isn't at all.

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