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Liberty Science Center reviews

2.9

35% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Paul Hoffman

49% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Liberty Science Center has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Liberty Science Center employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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109 reviews
2.0
Apr 7, 2019

Going Downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Your closest co-workers are your friends. You'll need them when times get tough. The pay is OK and the atmosphere outside of the admin office can be nice. There are so many people that are a pleasure to work with.

Cons

While the pay is OK, many education staff are overworked and get ZERO overtime. Some full timers are hourly and get overtime, while the majority don't. This is possibly illegal, but LSC is getting away with it. As others have said, the hours can be late into the night sometimes and every day during busy periods. There are downright rude, obnoxious and completely unprofessional managers and directors. They get away with it regularly. Complaints to the talent office, lsc's wacky version of HR, go without anything being done. They pick sides and decide who they want to believe and staff wind up either fired or fed up and quit. The CEO only listens to the advice from a select few, so a very toxic work environment has developed. This mix includes little groups in some departments that make many people miserable with their constant demands. Internal politics and divisions just make it more toxic. New staff have to be told who to watch out for and who not to tick off, because certain mid level management are known to complain all the time and get people into trouble. There are so many people looking for other work it's not even funny. All you need to do is look at the job offerings and you can see the revolving door in many positions. It didn't used to be this bad but now it is.

3.0
Mar 27, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you put your best foot forward and come in ready to work every day then it's a pretty decent place to work.

Cons

Feed back from the floor staff to admin on what works or what could be done to improve the guest experience sometimes feels as if it has fallen on deaf ears.

3.0
Mar 12, 2019

Great Place To Learn But Not To Stay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The majority of staff are friendly and helpful. There is a good deal of collaboration and sharing of knowledge. There is a great deal of experience that can be gained. The location is beautiful, being surrounded by Liberty State Park. Overall, a great place to learn a variety of skills and dealing with a lot of people and ideas.

Cons

There is a lot of gossip and targeting of people if you're not in one of several cliques. Many on staff are overworked and feel unappreciated. Management appears to be oblivious of the staff morale issues or is just pretending it's not there. The result is many are looking for other work so they can feel appreciated. Most positions are dead ends or have very limited ways to advance. Praise and recognition are based on who you know and what clique you're in. The CEO is a very smart person, but a lot of authority has been extended to some very unprofessional people in management, that impacts negatively on most staff.

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