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      Environmental Defense Fund

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      Environmental Defense Fund reviews

      4.2

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (272 total reviews)
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      Fred Krupp

      80% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      Environmental Defense Fund has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Environmental Defense Fund employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      272 reviews
      3.0
      Nov 7, 2011

      EDF is a relaxed place to work where you feel like you are doing good things with good people

      Associate
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      Pros

      I think the best reasons to work for EDF has to be the atmosphere. The NYC office is extremely laid back, everyone is very friendly. The employers are very understanding of your personal life and time and don't want you to revolve your life around the job. As for the office itself, it is in a great location in the heart of the Flatiron district. The office has a very open floor plan with high ceilings that help prevent you from going stir crazy and It also consists of 4 floors and 3 kitchens with some of the most amazing views of the city I've ever seen

      Cons

      The downside of working at EDF has to be the leadership and continuity of the missions. Often it seemed there was no direct resolve in the work in we were doing.

      2.0
      Dec 27, 2015

      Analyst

      Analyst
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      Pros

      Great benefits, fancy offices, intelligent people, some are really nice and care about their work and the environment.

      Cons

      Where do I start? - HR is a mess and your enemy. Beware. I hear they fired the whole department and things are shifting, hopefully for good. - Inequality at all levels, inside and outside: disparity in compensations between upper management and junior level is outrageous. Your boss will make more than double, and his/her boss the same, up the chain.. This is combined with little room for promotions and development internally. Outside? EDF chooses to work with and for conservatives, white, and privileged folks. - Some mid-level managers are well intended, but they lack the training to manage. They have no idea how to do it and its a shame. Again, this goes back to HR.

      2.0
      Jun 3, 2021

      stay away

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      Pros

      short commuting, some nice people

      Cons

      unprofessional, lack of ethics, lack of transparency of everything, overwork without compensation, underpay, emotional manager

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