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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)
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David Miliband

73% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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2.0
Mar 26, 2017

Stay in your box

Recommend
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Pros

Work that is important, even if that's not felt on a daily basis. Wide exposure to how a large NGO functions. Well meaning and diligent colleagues. Increasingly high profile.

Cons

Very bureaucratic, and each level of leadership from unit level to department to overarching department associate directors/directors/vice presidents seem incapable of accepting responsibility for their part in creating a negative environment, and then actively taking the reigns to make big culture changes. Little room for professional development. The ideal employee is someone who cranks out work for their boss with little eye towards the future. People are only promoted or given opportunity once they threaten to leave or their dissatisfaction is obvious.

1.0
Jan 23, 2017

Summer Camp for AmeriCorps

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Industry name recognition. Chance to work with inspiring clients.

Cons

Certain departments are run like an unsupervised Summer Camp for AmeriCorps volunteers, many of whom lack professionalism and respect for clients. They are not alone. Many staff are more interested in doing as little as possible and complaining about their workload than getting anything done, inspiring low morale among the rest who give a damn. This is in multiple departments.

3.0
Sep 26, 2016

College and Career Adviser

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Potential to grow in career i.e. joining with manager to build out department

Cons

-Lack of communication between departments -Lack of pay for interns doing real work -Lack of employee identification with culture / claimed values -Lack of training program

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