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Excellent local teams, but disorganized management - Instructor General Assembly Employee Review

3.0
May 29, 2017
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Pros

The people at GA Seattle were some of the best people I've worked with. Everyone's hard-working, young, and personable. As an instructor, I had a lot of empowerment and flexibility to shape the curriculum and teach the latest technologies that were being used in the industry. There were many opportunities to collaborate with others, and the experience of teaching students and seeing them get jobs was very gratifying.

Cons

One thing I experienced as a GA instructor was no work-life balance. Your brain will always be thinking about student progress, planning lessons, and giving feedback. However, it's almost expected when teaching an "immersive" technology course. Most of my gripes have to do with GA's management. Many of GA's policies and curriculum details came from the top, with little input from instructors or local staff. This caused a lot of friction because the policies tended to interfere with the innovation and goals of local campuses. This, along with the lack of work-life balance and competitive benefits, led to high employee turnover. Most of my coworkers have since moved on.

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Pros

Lots of flexibility in bringing your ideas to the table.

Cons

Tech enablement can feel stagnant at times.

4.0
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Pros

Lots of opportunities to learn and build experience with Fortune 500 and 1000 client projects, can offer flexibility since the work is 100% remote and contracts are on a per-project basis. Can be great for career growth if you're motivated to work hard and hustle

Cons

People are spread very thin on lots of projects, timelines can be very rushed and high-pressure. This can be a result of client pressure, but also frequently comes from internal issues with communication and poorly defined scope of work.

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