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Liberty Science Center

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Don't bother applying - Anonymous employee Liberty Science Center Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fun science demos & decent schedule. learn a lot of cool things. If you are interested in science and/or have a background in it, they have a decent array of topics you could get involved with in teaching.

Cons

Absolutely horrible management. Sexual assault/harassment and racism is so obvious but ignored because any whistleblower is retaliated against, but management is smart enough to know how to retaliate without it being legally provable. I had a hostile workplace complaint upheld by HR but a year later, to the month I submitted it, I was targeted and written up for either petty or manufactured "concerns". The harassment got so bad I had to resign and submit a formal complaint. The arrogant, clueless leadership is underpinned by their mistreatment of others. This standard by management is trickled down to everyone, and your coworkers eventually learn to adopt this malevolent way of thinking in order to either preserve their underpaid positions, to appeal to the toxic colleagues, or both. This company comes off as inclusive, progressive and welcoming, but they're some of the most ignorant, shameless, sanctimonious bullies to ever cash a paycheck. It's sickening. Lastly, Liberty Science Center is more about making money then they are about science. They are unashamed of their high turnover rate as it means they'll be better off hiring new people at lower pay rates than promoting and keeping those who know what they're doing. This shouldn't be surprising, because their CEO has a video in the administration office that plays on a loop, where he narrates how much he admires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and J.P. Morgan; people who notoriously value money over people. Advice for those interested in applying -- Seek healthier job opportunities over playful landscapes. Not all that glitters is gold.

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5.0
Oct 26, 2024
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 1, 2026
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Pros

Proximity to NYC and having ASTC membership for free tickets at other museums was great.

Cons

Extremely toxic work environment. The head of HR is a well-known insane person who targets people she doesn't like, or if you request any sort of accommodation. Management overall is unwilling to work with employees who do not fit their ideal mold, but claim to be inclusive. For example, in an industry that often attracts neurodiverse workers, they are appalled at the idea of wanting lowered lights in the office, at allowing work-from-home, or accepting that others might have different ways of communicating and interacting with others. "Optional" social lunches or gatherings are thrown back at employees in their quarterly reviews if not attended, claiming that you are not invested as a team member. On a similar note, employees are not at all valued by management. Guest ambassadors are infantilized and micromanaged, with a yearly purge happening at the end of spring where ambassadors are fired over things like clocking in 2 minutes late or taking out a phone to check the time. In other departments, there is zero upward mobility and a high turnover rate-- the manager and director of STEM Education, for example, both openly admitting this and saying if they can keep people for 3-5 years, that's all they can hope for. Burnout happens incredibly fast under these circumstances. The only people who do seem to be able to stay for beyond that time are those who are a department of one, or who simply fail upward by never advocating for themselves or their teams. Overall, employees are completely overworked, and over time will have more and more responsibility heaped on them with less and less support or reward. Despite desperately needing a union for this and other reasons, employees are terrified to attempt organization because the know that when last it was even mentioned, all those employees were purged from their jobs.

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