Is Galileo Learning a good company to work for?

Galileo Learning has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 691 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Galileo Learning to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Galileo Learning have been left by employees working as Instructor , Team Leader and Intern .

Does Galileo Learning pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Galileo Learning employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Galileo Learning. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Galileo Learning?

59% of Galileo Learning employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Galileo Learning 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Galileo Learning?

Team Leader (123) , Lead Instructor (77) , Summer Intern (60) , Assistant Instructor (23) , Camp Director (14) , Operations Coordinator (13) , Intern (12) , Instructor (10) , Summer Camp Counselor (10) , Regional Director (9) , Camp Counselor (8) , Group Instructor (7) , Summer Operations Intern (7) , Assistant Camp Director (6) , Lead Science Instructor (5)

What are the pros of working at Galileo Learning according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of fun! Great people!" ((in 46 reviews)); "The staff is great and amazing" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great coworkers who are passionate about the campers' experience" ((in 38 reviews)); "fun work environment over here" ((in 20 reviews)); "Supportive management" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Galileo Learning according to real employee reviews?

"long hours and very hot outside" ((in 29 reviews)); "So much work to be paid less than minimum wage." ((in 12 reviews)); "55 hours a week yet still only got paid my weekly salary." ((in 9 reviews)); "Towards the end of the camp, you will work long hours for clean up and it can get a little unorganized." ((in 9 reviews)); "Long days in the sun (starting time 7:30, average end time around 4:30)" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Galileo Learning locations?

Oakland , San Jose , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Palo Alto , Chicago , Sunnyvale , Fremont , Saratoga , San Carlos , Cupertino , Los Altos , Irvine , San Mateo , Alameda , Seattle , Menlo Park , Manhattan Beach , Hillsborough , Berkeley , Brentwood , Burlingame , San Ramon , Culver City , Pasadena , Santa Monica , Carlsbad , Belmont , Lafayette , South San Francisco

Galileo Learning reviews

3.9

59% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Matt Noble

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

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93 reviews

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1.0

Jan 14, 2021

Bad Company That Doesn't Take Care Of It's People

Camp counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It provides an educated resource during the summer for children to learn and grow.

Cons

The pay is horrific! The standards of one per 20 children of adults are overwhelming. Galileo is a greedy company who most likely will go into bankruptcy. They are an extremely UN-diverse company and are doing nothing to change that. And lastly, the employees are treated and are paid like slaves.

Galileo Learning Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your summer experience with Galileo and we are sorry you were dissatisfied with your experience. We're continuing to explore ways to make our positions and pay as competitive as possible, which currently includes offering our staff the training, professional development and hands-on experience that will set them up for success in future endeavors as well. We strive to always maintain an inclusive and diverse community, and we recognize there is still a lot of work and learning to do. You can read more about our inclusion and diversity initiatives on our website: https://galileo-camps.com/inclusion-and-diversity/ Additionally, for 2021, we have redesigned our camp model so staff have groups with a maximum of twelve campers. Please feel free to share any other thoughts you may have by emailing outreach@galileo-learning.com.

4.0

Jan 11, 2021

Fun, but long hours

Lead instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-it's a fun and high energy work environment -camp director cares about staff

Cons

-long hours -lower pay than other camps

5.0

Sep 29, 2020

Great people, fun and meaningful work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was consistently impressed by how I was managed at Galileo (for context: I had 3 managers over 5 years); they clearly put a lot of effort into developing great managers and teams. The company culture is really fun and silly, as you'd expect for a kids summer camp company. And, they really try to make an effort to include everyone even if they don't have that typical "campy" spirit – although a lot of the HQ team has been promoted from summer staff positions so you see that personality type everywhere. Galileo is a mission-driven organization that actually believes in its mission and uses it to improve itself. While the main goal is to teach kids to be determined, visionary, collaborative and more... working at Galileo HQ will also teach you to be all of those things! You'll see the positive real impact of these mindsets on your work, which will make you even more excited to be a part of teaching them to kids.

Cons

Salaries can't really compare to other bay area businesses; You've gotta be in it for the mission and the people, not the money Since it's pretty small, depending on the team you're in there isn't much growth opportunity. If you come up from summer staff and onto the Field team, there seems to be the most growth opportunity. Also the POD/people and recruiting team has more growth opportunity. But smaller teams like L&D (called PD&T), curriculum, marketing, etc, have very little room for growth.

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