Terrible experience - Anonymous employee UNICEF Employee Review

1.0
Apr 15, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

High salary Benefits (a lot of paid leave, grants to move/for children) Good work life balance (max. 7h work per day)

Cons

Bad management Widespread bullying and harassment Staff with burn outs, mental health problems caused by stress, resignations Huge bureaucracy No ethical use of funds Arrogant attitude towards beneficiaries Discrimination based on race and gender for recruitments/promotions

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5.0
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Pros

-great exposure to a UN agency with one of the strongest and clearest mandates

Cons

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1.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Great at marketing and spewing do-good messaging Good benefits and pay for international staff

Cons

Nepotistic staff treatment Incompetency is tolerated provided you suck-up to the right people Arrogance and some people go around pretending to be saviors

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