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3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Jim Pauley

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

National Fire Protection Association has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Fire Protection Association 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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56 reviews
2.0
Feb 26, 2022

Positive Environment but Difficulty Growing

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Pros

People are very friendly. Never had a bad experience with any coworker. Management wants to evolve the business and is making strides to modernize a very old company. Mission statement is noble and every member of the company seems to uphold it.

Cons

Management can’t plan ahead and overworks staff with unrealistic goals. “Company goals” drive bonus and when goals aren’t met employees suffer for it. Company has a hard time breaking down silos which impacts communication and efficiency. Teams often have an incredibly hard time making decisions on anything which causes drawn out conversations and little progress.

4.0
Feb 17, 2022

Great company to work for!

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Pros

Medium size. Great people. Great benefits. Finally remote work is an option since pandemic. Onsite cafe and gym with lots of free class offerings.

Cons

Hierarchical. Current culture is in flux. Big disparity between those on board and those not on board.

1.0
Feb 14, 2022

Be Bold, Be Gone

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Pros

There are only a few real people left the the organization. Those very few, really support each other, and know what it takes to be a team.

Cons

When I came into the organization, they promised the world. I really believed in the mission. Then new senior leadership took over, and the ship has sunk. Instead of working towards our mission, they’re working towards building more red tape, and nitpicking on the .01%, so with that, all good employees have left. They are forgetting the real purpose... save the world, but not save your employees. Doesn’t make any sense. You don’t staff appropriately, especially projects. Try to save a buck, at the sake of driving everyone to the brink of insanity by burning everyone out to the maximum, and then scolding them for forgetting to do one little thing or not doing it as awesome as the scolder would, even though that person has done the remaining 1 million other things right. You tell us to be bold, and when we make any sort of decisions, and the unexpected happens... you put us to blame, blame the employees who believe in the NFPA’s mission, who work day in and day out to push our mission forward, and then do everything you can to make us feel bad until we finally leave the organization.

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