Hard Work, Great Community - Outdoor Education Instructor Pali Institute Employee Review

3.0
Apr 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

the people you work with, communal living, access to nature and adventure throughout California

Cons

Extremely long days, working 22.5 hours a day when in cabin

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Pali Institute Response
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Thank you for your review! We are working on ways to add more time off when in cabin, and in general during the season, thank you.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great community. Everyone is always willing to go on an adventure during time off. The classes are fun, and overall it is more fun than it is work. well paid for a seasonal camp esque job.

Cons

There are long hours and you occasionally work weekends.

2.0
Apr 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Many coworkers are amazing. Free housing. Most of your meals are provided. The people are the only reason so many people stay as long as they do- you'll probably meet lifelong friends here.

Cons

A very high turnover rate because people are absolutely worked to the bone. If you are in cabin, you only get 1.5 hours off a day. You're literally working 22.5 hours a day, on call for any issues in the cabin. The lack of time off and staff support is abysmal. Leadership is very cliquey and not approachable. Bed bugs are common in the cabins. So much of this job is behavior management of the kids. If you planned on this role focusing on outdoor education, it hardly does. So many people here lose their spark because there is simply no work-life balance. Also, some very weird people work here, and even with HR complaints against them, they are still employed because Pali needs the high staff numbers to have enough people to put in cabin. This company is very much focused on profits first. Never met the CEO during the season. Talked to the director Emily maybe twice. Very disconnected and doesn't feel like there's a purpose to working here besides making the company as much money as possible.

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