Not What I Expected - Anonymous employee Galileo Learning Employee Review

3.0
Aug 19, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I love the Innovator's Mindsets and the idea that mistakes are to be embraced as they are a way to learn and improve. The projects the campers work are amazing.

Cons

Long hours and low pay. The job felt very tedious and demanding at times, however I wasn't able to appropriately use my skill sets, so I was often bored or frustrated. I also don't like that the surveys aren't anonymous. It makes it a little hard to candidly share feedback (they're all about feedback) when everything you share is going to directly to your camp director with a name attached.

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Galileo Learning Response
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Thank you for your review, as well as your kind words regarding our pedagogy and curriculum. We are certainly very proud of the caliber of our camp program. Camp days can definitely be long and will always require stamina, which is why our compensation is competitive with other summer camps and includes overtime rates for hours in excess of 40 per week. Beyond that, a summer with Galileo can provide professional development rewards, though we are sad to hear that this wasn’t your experience. We strive to foster an environment of open dialogue and encourage summer staff to share critical feedback about their experience as timely as possible — first with their Camp Director, then with their Area Director, and so on. We also appreciate your feedback on our end-of-camp surveys and job descriptions, and we will be sure to take them into consideration as we review for the next year.

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