Pros
I have been working for Great Minds for a few years now. I love my co-workers, and am beyond impressed with the effort put forth by many lower level employees. Being able to work off-site from my home is another terrific benefit.
Cons
• Unless you are in high level management, expect VERY poor pay. Great Minds uses the excuse "we are a nonprofit, or we are just a start-up" to justify low salary and poor salary increases. • If you believe in the importance of keeping jobs in America or have concerns about inequitable pay in third world countries, than this is not the company for you. The members of the production department of Great Minds continues to dwindle due to a mandate to outsource much of its work to cheap labor from India. • Many employees also have little, if any access to the executive leadership. As an employee of Great Minds for several years now, The CEO/President has addressed employees as a whole more than a couple times in five years. • The company provides very few growth opportunities for current employees, often choosing to hire from outside, rather than promoting from within. This results in many employees’ feelings as if there are no options for growing "up" in the company. • There is also a great deal of confusion as to whether or not the company still remains a non-profit, as they also have LLC status and are no longer including "non-profit" language in any of its products. • The content teams (Math, Science, Humanities) are viewed as the “favored children” in the company, while other departments (finance, marketing, sales, production) very rarely are acknowledged or shown appreciation.