Toxic Workplace, be warned - Anonymous employee SVEF Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission of SVEF is excellent. The employees are committed to the mission.

Cons

(this does not apply to seasonal Faculty). The CEO and workplace are toxic. The CEO does not know how to manage or hire people. She has personally hired several upper level people and had to fire them. People that are excellent at their jobs get called out publicly in meetings and blamed for things beyond their control. Others are put in positions they are not suited for, setting them up for future failure. People are disrespected by upper management and treated as replaceable cogs. Turnover is very high, and not because employees have other opportunities.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I think SVEF is a great place to learn and grow. The organization is always trying to improve and welcomes the ideas of all. My coworkers are all passionate and truly about the mission.

Cons

I think as a small nonprofit, we must always be concerned about budget. It is easy to be worked overcapacity and wear many hats.

3.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Well Known in Bay Area Nonprofit Education Ecosystem Network with Great People and Organizations This is a great place for exposure if used properly and politically. If you are good at playing the game a position at this company can set you up to move on with a portfolio that looks good. There is a lot of surface level bonding.

Cons

Stagnant Growth Toxic Trauma Culture If you care about true impact this is not the place to be. There is a lot of talk about the mission to serve black and brown students but once you look at the data that is not the truth. At the time organization does not invest in making curriculum better or making sure really students from the targeted demographics really are supported. There was a lot of micromanaging and not efficiency in systems. Work place fires caused a lot of anxiety among staff being fearful of ridicule.

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