Pros
NFPA is going through some positive change right now, thanks to a new vision, mission and direction from the CEO and the Senior Team. The senior team has a few new members that are very forward thinking and are encouraging open-mindedness and collaboration. The building is being renovated right now in order to provide a more open environment to help with collaboration. Previously, in my opinion, there were too many offices, making it easy to shut out, and even prevent conversations leading to new ideas and connections. There will always be those who want to keep up the walls and office door, not to keep out collaboration, but because that's what they're used to and that's what they're comfortable with. Right now, we are being asked to work differently, make connections, and have a stakeholder focus driving us. It is a VERY exciting time to be an NFPA and I can't wait to see where we are a year from now!
Cons
I honestly can't think of many negatives of working at NFPA. Everything we are doing is to better ourselves as an organization. Though NFPA is a relatively flat organization, they encourage learning and development with hundreds of training sessions on the Learning Management System, tuition reimbursement, and plenty of on-site opportunities for learning. All of the tools for owning your career are available to you at NFPA, you just have to own it.
