Pali Institute reviews

3.0

53% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)
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Emily Balcome

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Pali Institute has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pali Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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63 reviews
2.0
Jun 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coworkers are the main good thing. They are great and most of the time the leadership is absent so there is no oversight whatsoever. You can really do what you want until leadership has a bad day and decides to go for you.

Cons

Leadership is unqualified and bad at managing other adults. Teaching about climate change or even mentioning you have LGBT parents is reprimanded bc Pali is terrified of the conservative press and panders to religious schools. It took a dozen complaints and an ultimatum from female staff to get a serial sex pest fired. It took multiple hostile confrontations and threatened brawls to get an unhinged man fired. They will never try to improve you as an educator, since your job is primarily babysitting. I was observed teaching once in 9 months. They either underhire and overwork you horribly or overhire and give you $300 a week for half pay. They will promote you if you manage to get into the pants of a leadership member and promote based on social factors instead of qualifications.

4.0
May 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-great community among staff and leadership -enganging lesson plans -diverse range of students/schools

Cons

-demanding hours (mostly in relation to cabin assignments)

5.0
Apr 17, 2025

Great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good support for the team

Cons

- pay may be on the lower side, but you do get room and board

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