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Retail - Associate Whitney Museum Employee Review

3.0
Jun 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Management actually cares about you and wants to make sure you enjoy coming into work and are at your best. Pay is $15 which is nice. Small, close knit team that fosters teamwork and meaningful connections. Hours are usually good considering it is a smaller team.

Cons

EXTREMELY limited room for internal growth, even going from part time to full time. Rarely promotes employees and will often hold interviews with internal employees and externals who apply. Expectations are very high, expected to sell sell sell even though it's a nonfor profit. Knowledge of artists is not pushed and resources rarely given, but knowledge is expected. Uniform is trash. You will see kindergarten group leaders with the same t-shirts. Expected to dress well with a silly low quality t shirt. I.e. Black shoes, blazer or black cardigan ( if you want), nice slacks or a skirt of "reasonable length".

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5.0
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Pros

- the small but mighty team is really close knit and down to earth - director/manager is great and really reasonable - really good to get an intern familiar with classical graphic design standards

Cons

- definitely no option for a full-time conversion after internship ends

5.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

The Whitney truly cares about intern professional growth, and they have many events for interns to get immersed in the museum as well as the broader space. You get to genuinely contribute and make an impact in your department.

Cons

Be prepared to be proactive and self-starting, as it is a fast-paced environment where you should be able to hit the ground running.

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