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Where the status quo is celebrated - Anonymous employee Rainforest Alliance Employee Review

1.0
Oct 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Inspiring organizational mission. -Wonderful team around the world. -Great working atmosphere among peers.

Cons

-Has a very meeting-heavy work culture. -Many people, especially senior management, work from home, so there is little interaction with them during the workday, and little accountability for how their workdays are spent. -Senior management is often unsupportive and occasionally rude to junior staff who want to take initiative and present new ideas. -Complete disregard for systems and requirements around promotions. -For international staff, there is generally a very slow turnaround when working with the NYC team, as many are not cognizant/conscious of time differences for international colleagues. (i.e.: sending over important, time sensitive materials after hours or too late to use them.) It's a very "out of sight, out of mind" working mentality. -Staff outside of the NYC office are paid less and many don't receive a retirement fund/pension. -No accountability for senior staff in terms of how they spend money for work, and what the results of that spending are. -No checks and balances on how senior management spend their travel budget (i.e.: money is spent on hotels and international flights for many staff to attend the annual gala.)

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5.0
Aug 22, 2023
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Pros

Super cool work and really interesting team members. Operations on ground that you can visit Visible impact in the private sector

Cons

Unsure about impact it actually makes

1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mission driven and people that are very hardworking and want to do their best

Cons

The Executive Leadership team needs to be scrutinized. They work against each other and against RA values and devalue the mission of the amazing organization. The answer to every thing is a restructure and reorganization. Very reactive and do not learn from their past mistakes.

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